“Unbordering the Americas” centers on the memories, dreams, and everyday lives of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ peoples moving toward and throughout the Americas. The three-day festival is part of the University of Rochester’s Mellon Sawyer Seminar series “Unbordering Migration in the Americas,” a year-long interdisciplinary examination of the causes, experiences, and identities of migration in the hemisphere.

Feb 24: "Farewell Amor" (2020)
The screening will be followed by a Zoom discussion with director Ekwa Msangi and Sawyer Seminar Associate Lakmali Jayasinghe.

Feb 25: "Lingua Franca" (2019), dir. Isabel Sandoval

Feb 26, 1pm: Shorts & Panel Discussion with UR faculty Matt Omelsky, Brianna Theobold, and Pablo Sierra.
Feb 26, 4pm: "Araby" (2017), dirs. Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans
Feb 26, 7:30pm: "Minari" (2020)

Proof of vaccination and masks required.