Directors Annabelle Park (National Coordinator of the 121 Coalition, an organization that helped pass the US House Resolution 121, the "comfort women" resolution) and Eric Byler (Charlotte Somtimes, Americanese) have been working on 9500 Liberty.
9500 Liberty is a full-length documentary about the battle over immigration policies in Prince William County, Virginia, when elected officials adopted a law requiring police officers to question anyone they have "probable cause" to suspect is an undocumented immigrant. The film is based on the Youtube channel 9500liberty, a form of resistance used by local residents alarmed by a climate of fear and racial divisions.
Even though we have an African American president and consider ourselves a diverse, welcoming nation, we still have a long way to go before racial tensions are eliminated. But I'm surprised that locals decided to use Youtube as a means of getting the word out and as a form of resistance.
"9500 Liberty makes it clear that when we as a nation of immigrants debate the immigration issue, we are defining our very identity" - John Grisham
The film is in post-production and will be available by September 2009. (I can't wait)
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