VC Los Angeles is thrilled to team up with Al Jazeera English for Amplifying Voices from the Global South on Thursday, Oct 9 at 7pm.

Join us at Harmony Gold for a special evening of connection, conversation, and bold storytelling centered on two of the most defining issues of our time: climate and migration.

The screening includes a Q&A with the filmmakers and networking over light bites and zero-proof drinks.

This moving lineup of true stories spans a human look at data-driven reporting on climate displacement, art as activism, and Mexican-American immigration lawyers fighting to secure safety and status for their clients in the United States.

FEATURING:

🪞 Espejo de Agua (Water Mirror), directed by Gustavo Vera Febres-Cordero 
A testimonial short film about how the Añú indigenous people and the inhabitants of the Sinamaica Lagoon in Venezuela deal with the consequences of climate change, focused on migration and framed in a broader multimedia, data-driven investigation on climate displacement published in May 2025.

🎭 Please Enjoy Our Tragedies, directed by Charlie Scrimgeour
When Myanmar’s fledgling democracy was destroyed, Sai and his wife K went into hiding and his father was imprisoned. As Myanmar faded from international headlines, Sai and K created a unique art series as a form of activism. While still haunted by the abuses in Myanmar, visa issues, and the ever-present risk to those back home, Sai becomes increasingly fraught, questioning his mission and whether he can bring about meaningful change.

⏳ Status Pending, directed by Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz
With Immigration Law under attack, five Mexican-American Immigration lawyers form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States.

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