Justice On Trial Film Festival

Fighting For Family

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Fighting For Family

Directed By: Lan Nguyen

Screening: October 2, 2021 3:46 pm

Running Time: 31 minutes

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Fighting For Family tells the story of a family from the indigenous tribes of Vietnam separated by incarceration and deportation and their fight for reunification. The film captures the love story of a young family who faces countless challenges, yet continues to be hopeful, resilient, and joyful. Fighting for Family discusses the U.S. imperialist war machine and the intergenerational harm that it inflicts, from the refugee flight to the school to prison to deportation pipeline, but also highlights the power of resilience and community resistance.

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Saturday, October 2nd Schedule (PDT)

3:00 p.m. | Opening Remarks
Bonnie Amos, Communications Associate, A New Way of Life

3:10 p.m. | Screening
Racially Charged

3:46 p.m. | Screening
Fighting For Family

4:17 p.m. | Screening
Tutwiler

4:55 p.m. | Panel

5:55 p.m. | Encore Screening
Racially Charged

6:31 p.m. | Encore Screening
Fighting For Family

7:02 p.m. | Encore Screening
Tutwiler

Speakers

Lan Nguyen

Lan Nguyen is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees and was raised in Long Beach, California. She is an award-winning filmmaker, community organizer, and educator. She is active in community organizing in progressive Southeast Asian American spaces and issues surrounding incarceration and deportation.

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Rex Ny

Rex Ny is a mother of four. Her husband, Chuh, was deported back in 2017 and they are still trying to fight their case. His deportation has affected Rex, Chuh, and their girls profoundly mentally and emotionally. However their situation, they are still trying to fight. #FightingForFamily.

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Bruce Reilly, J.D.

Bruce is the Deputy Director of Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) in New Orleans and a graduate of Tulane Law School. He served as a self-taught jailhouse lawyer while incarcerated for 12 years, before organizing with Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE).

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