JPE 610: Ethics at the Movies (El Regreso)

About this event

Please note that all PhD students must complete four JPE 610 sessions prior to degree completion. When registering, you must complete all fields accurately. Entering inaccurate information may result in you not being selected to participate. While there are no strict registration limits, the host may block entrance if they exceed capacity so we encourage signing-up as soon as possible and arriving on-time.

This is a session hosted through the Ethics & the Arts Program in partnership with the Emory Center for Ethics.

Event Registration *To receive JPE 610 credit for attending this event, you must complete ALL three steps below* 1. Register for JPE 610 credit by using the blue "Sign Up' link on this Trumba page. Make sure you enter in your correct information, including your Emory ID #. Registration on Trumba will close at 12PM on 11/3. We strongly encourage you to register on time both through Trumba and the event site so that our colleagues hosting this event can prepare for the number of attendees. 2. Register for the event to obtain your free ticket. Please note that if you sign up very late there may not be open seats or tickets available for you: atlfsyr.eventive.org… 3. Attend the entirety of the event. At the session, make sure to look for signage regarding the JPE 610 sign-in/sign-out sheet or speak to a staff person on-site. Please ensure that your full attendance has been recorded. Student must stay for the entire duration of the session in order to be eligible for JPE 610 credit. Do not leave the session without knowing for certain that your full name has been legibly recorded. If the staff person cannot provide information later on that you were in attendance for the entire session, you will not receive JPE 610 credit.

Session Information At Age 7, Sam Ramirez-Herrera left Mexico with her family in pursuit of the American Dream. Now a filmmaker, DACA recipient and advocate for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., Sam, like so many other “Dreamers,” finds herself caught between two nations—fully belonging to none. On the eve of Dia De Los Muertos, she is offered the opportunity to return to Mexico after 30 years away. Leaving the U.S. for the first time, Sam embarks on a journey to reconnect with her past and convene with her Mexican family, both living and dead. As her trip stirs traumas on both sides of the border, her homecoming reveals to her the great cost of her decades old crossing and upends her conception of the American Dream she's spent her life fighting to achieve. Against the vibrant visual backdrop of Mexico's Day Of The Dead, "El Regreso" explores rebirth through the lens of one dreamer’s awakening.