During the 2016 election, immigration became a touch-point and since then there have been massive changes to immigration policies, perhaps the most visible of which was family separation. By separating famlies at the border, the government created a wave of unaccompanied minor children (UACs) who were then housed in remote places like Tornillo Texas and Homestead Florida. This documentary focuses on Joshua Rubin, who will be in attendance at the screening and take part in the community conversation that follows, who felt compelled to understand what was happening at Tornillo, went there and in his words, "I just couldn't leave."

Special thanks to Carbon Trace Productions and Executive Producer Andy Cline for making this possible. We will pass the hat for donations to be sent back to them to help them with the cost of the film's distribution. And/or donate FREE here so we will already be 100% by 12/7. Come on, Tampa, you are amazing!

Cosponsors of this event include: CAIR, Henning Law, WMNF Community Conscious Radio and FICS. We are happy to include other groups, just email alayneu@ficsinc.org

Circle of Friends include the following individuals and their families: Maria Antonieta Revello and Elise Gres Ippolito THANK YOU!

Sales end on Dec 7, 2019

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One man from Brooklyn sits alone in the West Texas desert, compelled to witness the injustice of family separation and child detention on the border with Mexico. His goal is to shut down this American concentration camp and free these children. It’s a lonely vigil, and he’s forced to ask himself, “How can one man spur this sleeping nation to act?”

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Witness At Tornillo was produced by Carbon Trace Productions in Springfield, Missouri

Producer: Shannon Cay Bowers

Director: Shane Franklin

Editor: Taye Taye

Executive Producer: Andy Cline