UNC Asheville Hosts Screening of Mexican Immigration Documentary;
Talk by Filmmaker Alex Rivera to Follow

EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO TRAVEL PROBLEMS -- UNC Asheville’s Foreign Language Department will host a screening of the documentary “The Sixth Section,” and a talk by Alex Rivera at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Beaucatcher Mountain Room. The event is free and open to the public.

“The Sixth Section” follows the establishment of an organization of Mexican immigrants who live and work in upstate New York. The men profiled in the film form “Grupo Union,” one of over a thousand hometown associations created by immigrants in the United States. The group is devoted to raising money in the United States to rebuild Boqueron, the Mexican town that they’ve left behind.

Recognized for his portrayal of issues of Latino identity, Rivera is a Sundance Fellow, Rockefeller Fellow, and recipient of a Silver Hugo. His work has been screened at Guggenheim, the Lincoln Center, on PBS, and at various international venues.

For more information, call Suzanna Hernandez, UNC Asheville senior and event coordinator, at 828/252-5760.

Media Contacts:

• Suzanna Hernandez, UNC Asheville senior and event coordinator, 828/252-5760
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526