Walk the Line | Benefit Film Screening at La Peña

Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Doors 6:30 PM | Film 7 PM | Runtime: 71 min.

La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA

Suggested Donation: $10 - $25 | Benefit for the Sinophone immigrant community in the Bay

Join us for an exciting event and fundraiser with Wúdi Xiongmao (Power Pandas), a newly formed organization working to develop solidarity among Sinophone immigrant workers in the Bay Area. We will be screening Walk the Line, a powerful documentary that tells the story of Chinese workers who fled China as a result of the Chinese government’s harsh Zero-COVID policies, economic downturn, and looming threats to human rights. The film is an on-the-ground, intercontinental chronicle of the treacherous journey these migrant workers endured to reach the United States, including traversing the area known as the Darién Gap.

After the film, there will be a panel discussion about the conditions that workers face in China that force them to leave in order to escape exploitation and repression. The panel will also discuss the plight of the workers who arrive in the US and the difficulties they endure as undocumented migrants.

Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the film will begin shortly thereafter. The panel will follow the film. In addition to the film and panel, several local artists will be tabling their artwork to raise funds for legal support and community organizing for the migrants.

Suggested donation of $10-25 (no one turned away for lack of funds). The funds will go towards providing support for the Sinophone immigrant community in the Bay.

Food and drinks available for purchase at .

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2025年12月20日，星期六，晚上7點。影片長度：71分鐘

歡迎參加由新成立的組織「無敵熊貓」（Wúdi Xiongmao）帶來的社區募款活動。該組織致力於在舊金山灣區建立華語移工之間的團結。我們將放映紀錄片《走線》（Walk the Line）。這部震撼人心的紀錄片講述了中國工人因中國政府嚴苛的「零新冠」政策、經濟衰退以及人權受到威脅而逃離中國的故事。影片以實地拍攝的方式，記錄了這些移工為抵達美國而經歷的艱辛旅程，其中包括穿越被稱為「達連隘口」的地區。

影片結束後將舉行座談會，探討中國移工面臨的困境，以及他們為了逃離剝削和壓迫而被迫離開家園的原因。另外，無敵熊貓將討論抵達美國的移工所遭遇的挑戰，以及他們作為無證移民所面臨的重重困難。

晚上7點開放入場，紀錄片隨後開始放映。除了影片和座談會，幾位當地藝術家還將擺攤販售他們的作品，為移民提供法律諮詢援助和社區組織支持。

建議捐款10-25美元（不會有人因經濟困難而被拒於門外）。所有捐款將用於支持灣區的華語移民社區 。

• La Peña is a wheelchair-accessible venue with step-less entry, wide doorways, and accessible restrooms.
• Masks are strongly encouraged. If you’re experiencing COVID-19, cold, or flu-like symptoms, please consider staying home to protect our community. HEPA air purifiers operate throughout our space.
• Restrooms are all-gender

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