Expanding Sanctuary

Completed

Dec 1

Written By Kristal Sotomayor

**Expanding Sanctuary**

**Project Phase:** Completed 2023
**Runtime:** 21 min
Immigrant mother Linda Hernandez emerges as a community leader during the historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Expanding Sanctuary tells a rarely told story about a Latinx immigrant community’s successful journey to change legislation and protect families.
*Winner of the 2024 BlackStar Film Festival Philadelphia Filmmaker Award*

St Louis International Film Festival Laurels

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Laurels

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Crew

Starring: Linda Hernandez | Director & Producer: Kristal Sotomayor | Co-Producer: Marángeli Mejía Rabell | Associate Producer: María Luisa Santos and Selena Yip | Consulting Producer: Neyda Martinez | Editor: María Luisa Santos | Consulting Editors: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon and Sarah Garrahan

Gasparilla International Film Festival Laurels

Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Vieques Laurels

Queer Women of Color Film Festival Laurels

Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF) Laurels

Upcoming Screenings

Supported By

The Velocity Fund administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation

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Expanding Sanctuary

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