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Soledad /

Soledad tells the story of a young woman from Central America who was imprisoned in the Eloy Detention Facility in Arizona when she sought asylum in the United States in 2017. Soledad set out on a perilous journey from her homeland after enduring horrific persecution where she was kidnapped, sex-tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environmental and Social Justice (Contributor), James E. Rogers College of Law (Contributor)
Other Authors: Molomot, Lisa (editor of moving image.), Arkowitz, Sydney (on-screen participant.), Milczarek-Desai, Shefali (on-screen participant)
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with subititles in English.
Published: [Miami, Floria] : Marposa Films New Day Films, 2019.
Subjects:
Asylum, Right of > United States.
Women refugees > United States.
Child trafficking victims > Central America.
Sexual abuse victims > Central America.
Refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Noncitizen detention centers > Arizona.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (New Day Films)
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Summary:Soledad tells the story of a young woman from Central America who was imprisoned in the Eloy Detention Facility in Arizona when she sought asylum in the United States in 2017. Soledad set out on a perilous journey from her homeland after enduring horrific persecution where she was kidnapped, sex-trafficked, tortured and nearly killed. Attorney Shefali Milczarek-Desai, who took the case pro bono, mobilized a dream team of professional women, all of whom agreed to work for free on the case. Together, they secured Soledad's release from Eloy and ultimately prevailed on her asylum claim in a rare victory for an asylum seeker in the US.
Item Description:"Mariposa Films presents."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Film contains animation and live action.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (24 min.)) : sound, color
Awards:Best Documentary, Global Impact Film Festival, 2020 ; Best of Arizona, Arizona International Film Festival, 2021 ; Best Women's Film, Society for Photographic Education, 2021 ; Corazon Latino Award, Festival de Cine Latino Americano, 2020.
Production Credits:Camera, Jacob Brcca, Lisa Molomot ; animator, Marta Lemos ; music composesr, Ted Reichman ; editing, Lisa Molomot ;