unseen- award winning doc with Set Hernandez

Name: unseen- award winning doc with Set Hernandez
Start: 2024-10-01T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-01T20:30:00-04:00
Location: 259 Convent Avenue Shepard Hall Rm 492,New York,10031,US

Schedule

Tue Oct 01 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

259 Convent Avenue Shepard Hall Rm 492,New York,10031,US | Edgewater, NJ

unseen explores the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health through the story of Pedro, an aspiring social worker.
Most people dream of a better future. Pedro, an aspiring social worker, is no different. But as a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces political restrictions to obtain his college degree, secure a job as a healthcare provider, and support his family. As he finally graduates, uncertainty looms over Pedro. What starts as a journey to provide mental health for his community ultimately transforms into Pedro’s path towards his own healing.
Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines a cinema accessible for blind/low vision audiences, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.
Join us on October 1st at 6 PM at Shepard Hall at City College to see the film*, and hear from the director, Set Hernandez. Light refreshments provided.
Location: 259 Convent Avenue at 140th street, Room 492 (4th Floor)
Travel: #1 to 137th, ABCD to 145th street. Accessible route: #6 to 125th street, 101 bus to 140th street. There is street parking at 6 PM.
*Accessibility:
Shepard Hall is wheelchair accessible, but email [email protected] for assistance to the screening room on the 4th floor (elevator to 4, then wheelchair lift) There are wheelchair accessible restrooms on the 3rd floor.
There will be ASL and CART services provided. If you will need other services, please contact [email protected].
Presented by Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY.
Set Hernandez is a filmmaker and community organizer whose roots come from Bicol, Philippines. As a queer, undocumented immigrant, their filmmaking lies at the intersection of the poetic and the political. Their feature debut “unseen” (POV/PBS, 2024) received an Independent Spirit Award and was shortlisted for Best Feature at the IDA Documentary Awards. Set’s past documentary work includes the short “COVER/AGE” (2019) and impact producing for “Call Her Ganda” (Tribeca, 2018). An alumnus of the Disruptors Fellowship, Set is also developing both a TV comedy pilot and a feature-length screenplay. Since 2010, Set has been organizing around migrant justice issues, from deportation defense to healthcare access. They co-founded the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, which promotes equity for undocumented immigrants in the film industry. Above all, Set is the fruit of their family’s love and their community’s generosity.