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Free Like the Birds

2016 USA / Duration: 10 mins
Directed by: Paola Mendoza

Precocious Sophie Cruz convinced her martial arts teacher to let her attend classes when she was just 3 years old. She is a luchadora, a fighter. So when her parents, who are undocumented immigrants, told her they don’t have papers and could be deported back to Mexico, Sophie vowed to keep her family together. On a trip to Washington, D.C., Sophie, then just 6, cleared a security barrier to deliver her message to Pope Francis. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, which would grant protected status to Sophie’s family and thousands of others and let them live free like the birds.

Mountainfilm 2018 Official Selection
    • Paola MendozaDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Apr 26 2019The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 26 2019Evergreen Country Day SchoolEvergreen, COWebsite
Apr 10 2019Mattison Auditorium at Kent SchoolKent, CTWebsite
Apr 5 2019Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLWebsite
Feb 22 2019Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 21 2019The Hawaii TheatreHonolulu, HIWebsite
Feb 16 2019Olympic Village InnNorth Lake Tahoe, CAWebsite
Feb 10 2019Charleston Music HallCharleston, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2019Coligny TheatreHilton Head, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2019ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Jan 24 2019Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 5 2019Carrollton Cultural Arts CenterCarrollton, GAWebsite
Nov 15 2018Paradise TheaterPaonia, COWebsite
Nov 11 2018Rio TheatreSanta Cruz, CAWebsite
Nov 9 2018Lory Student Center TheaterFort Collins, COWebsite
Nov 3 2018New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAWebsite
Nov 2 2018UVM Davis CenterBurlington, VTWebsite
Nov 1 2018WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterWatercolor, FLWebsite
Oct 25 2018Salida High School AuditoriumSalida, COWebsite
Oct 19 2018The Miracle TheaterInglewood, CAWebsite
Oct 18 2018The Egyptian TheaterBoise, IDWebsite
Sep 14 2018Warren Miller Performing Arts Center & Lone Peak CinemaBig Sky, MTWebsite
Sep 14 2018Stax Museum of American Soul MusicMemphis, TNWebsite
Sep 12 2018Colorado College – Kathryn Mohrman TheaterColorado Springs, CO
Aug 24 2018Mazama Ranch HouseMazama, WAWebsite
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