Event

SLFF CLOSING NIGHT: Building the American Dream

THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE
NORTHWEST PREMIER
USA
2019
DIRECTED BY: David Kennedy
CAST: Lance Canales
ART, MUSIC
6 MIN.
he Blessing and the Curse is the surprising and inspiring story of folk, Americana, and rockabilly musician Lance Canales, who rose from humble California Central Valley farm-worker beginnings to prominence in the international music scene.

BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM
NORTHWEST PREMIER
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTOR WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
SOCIAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, HUMAN RIGHT
USA
2019
DIRECTED BY: Chelsea Hernandez
1 HR : 13 MIN
About:Across Texas, an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. Grieving their son, a Mexican family campaigns for a life-and-death safety ordinance. A Salvadorian electrician couple owed thousands in back pay fights for their childrens future. A bereaved son battles to protect others from his family's preventable tragedy. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream, from which they are excluded.