BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Cal State Bakersfield and Bakersfield College teamed up to premiere the film “Immigration: America’s Bittersweet Dream” on Monday.
The film focuses on the history of migration and the American immigrant experience, with Kern County as the backdrop.
It is also a follow-up to an award-winning 2017 documentary by filmmaker Miguel Orozco and Mark Martinez, who is a political science professor and director of CSUB’s Center for Social Justice.
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Win Eaton, an immigration attorney, said the goal of the film is to help people understand history and the importance of accepting all people around the world.
“Our focus has shifted where we have been discriminating against different groups around the country,” Eaton said. “My heart and goal is that someday we get to a colorblind, nationality-neutral immigration policy.”
The film premiered at 6 p.m. on Monday at Cal State Bakersfield’s Student Union Multipurpose Room. The second premiere is set for Wednesday at 6 p.m., at Bakersfield College’s Renegade Event Center, according to organizers.
The premieres are free and open to the public.