ROOM 140

Immigrants just released from detention centers spend their first night in Oakland at a motel, paid through the charity of a local pastor. For one night of respite, they rest, reflect, and prepare for the next phase of their journey.

Synopsis:
Through a vast communication network, Pastor Gomez is notified when someone from his community is being released from detention and has nowhere to stay. Through his work at a local motel, Pastor Gomez rents a room for the migrants to have at least one night of rest before continuing in their transition. On that night, migrants willing to be filmed share their stories.

Screenings and Recognitions:
Student Academy Award Semifinalist
IDA David L. Wolper Student Documentary Achievement Award, Nominee, 2017
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Mini Doc competition, 2018 (WORLD PREMIERE)
Glass City Film Festival, 2018
AFI Docs, 2018
San Francisco DocFest, 2018
Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2018
DocuWest Film Festival, 2018
Los Angeles Film Festival, 2018
Oaxaca Film Festival - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
New Orleans Film Festival, 2018
Dumbo Film Festival, 2018
Indie and Foreign Film Festival, 2018
We Are All Others, International Short Film Festival of Social Diversity, 2018
Filmmaker Alliance’s Visionfest 2018 - Celebrating Emerging Female Filmmakers
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles DocuSlate, 2018
Latino Film Market, 2018

Credits:

Directed, produced, and edited by
Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz

Sound
Leonor Zúniga Gutiérrez
Chris Ward
Cheng Zhang

Additional Camera
Chris Ward

Technical Assistance
Paul Meyers and Mark Urbanek

Composer
Matthew Fishel

Sound Mix
Dan Olmsted

Colorist
Mark Stern

Faculty Advisors Srdan Keca, Jan Krawitz, Jamie Meltzer

Produced in the Documentary Film and Video M.F.A., Stanford University

Documentary – 11 minutes and 11 seconds – HD – 2017 – USA – Spanish with English Subtitles

Cast: Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz