a bald young man appears in-focus, amidst hazy figures surrounding him. he wears glasses while looking up to the endless bright sky above him, his expression pensive. the film’s billing block, logos, and festival laurel adorn the sky to his right. as the skyline meets the young man’s head to the left, the film’s title appears: lo que no se ve (or unseen's title in Spanish).

Film Newsletter and Updates: July 29, 2024

Where to Watch

We’re excited to announce that unseen is part of this season’s Ambulante Presenta, a touring film festival, bringing documentaries to 24 states in México. From July to November 2024, the program partners with local organizations to engage communities through film. Below is a list of screenings, with more to come:

Cineclub De La Universidad De Guanajuato: Aug 5 – Guanajuato
Cineclub, Facultad De Artes: Aug 15 – Baja California
Elisa Escamilla | Biblioteca José María Heredia Y Heredia: Sep 12 – México
Centro Regional De Las Artes De Michoacán: Sep 26 – Michoacán

All screenings are free and open to the public, with audio descriptions and captions available in Spanish. We’re especially excited to be programmed with El digno retorno by Lalo Aguilar and Maggie Loredo from our impact partners at Otros Dreams en Acción (ODA).

REMINDER: Organizations that serve the undocumented and disability communities can continue to host a screening of unseen free of charge. Thank you to our partners at GOOD DOCS and the Ford Foundation for making this possible!

A zoom grid of six individuals, smiling and making animated gestures. Participants include: Maria Palacios, Set Hernandez, ASL Interpreter, Yosimar Reyes, Pedro, Julie Kim.

Recording: Between The Lines

On May 2024, our impact associate, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, gathered the disability and immigrant communities for an evening of artistry, music, and healing. Between the Lines was a virtual event that explored our film through the lens of poetry and how people living at the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health often experience a liminal existence - inhabit the space between the lines.

Witness the powerful performances of disabled and (formerly) undocumented artists, including Maria Palacios, Yosimar Reyes, and Julie Yeeun Kim. Afterwards, Pedro and Set Hernandez join in for a nuanced conversation about artmaking, representation, and audience sensibilities. We hope the conversation resonates with you.

Album cover featuring a ghost-like silhouette that moves through a gray background.

Round and Around (Live) by Julie Yeeun Kim

Original Music to Stream

Round and Around, the original song for unseen, has just been re-released on streaming platforms as a live version, performed by the songwriter herself, Julie Yeeun Kim. As Julie wrote, “… obviously it’s impossible to put decades of experience into a 3 minute song. But this song begins to capture how I’ve simultaneously despised & desired visibility and vulnerability… What is it about disclosing & sharing the self that’s so hard and appealing for people like me?”

And as if that’s not enough, we celebrate Julie, as she begins her journey to pursue a PhD in English at the University of Pennsylvania. In her own words, “More than anything I love knowing that I’m being sharpened as a resource and asset for all my people, blood and not. Everything I have is ours to share.”

Please join us in celebrating our disabled/immigrant communities and Julie herself!