Life on the Line recently screened at the San Jose Public Library’s beautiful downtown King Library, a facility shared with San José State University. The Friday afternoon screening was introduced by Jill Bourne, the director of the San José Public Library System, and was attended by approximately 80 community members (youth and adults). A lively discussion about immigration followed with Co-Director Jen Gilomen, who was in attendance. Volunteers from the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network, which assists community members impacted by ICE raids in and around San José, were also there to answer audience questions about recent ICE enforcement activity in the region and how voluntee rs could help immigrants to understand their rights.
The library had several copies of Life on the Line available for check-out, which are now part of their collection, and at the end of the screening, a staff member of California State Assembly Member Ash Kalra’s office stood to thank the filmmakers for their exemplary work and presented them with a Certificate of Recognition. 
Assemblymember Kalra (D-San José) is the first Indian-American to serve in the California State Legislature.
The screening and resulting community conversation was a great model for public libraries to engage both youth and adults on complex topics surrounding immigration. To obtain a copy of Life on the Line for your library or institution, click here to purchase from New Day Films.
Join us for one of many exciting events as part of The Big Read with the City of Los Angeles. The screening will feature a panel discussion with the filmmakers and several L.A. luminaries. More about the event 
In April, Fine Line Films traveled to El Paso, Texas to work with Las Latinitas, an organization that empowers young Latinas through media and technology. The girls stories reveal, in a personal way, the challenges that young people face growing up on the U.S./Mexico border. These girls are inspiring, brave, and creative, and it was gratifying to hear them respond to Life on the Line — one girl said, “this movie is like my life.” See the 
First and foremost: broadcast! PBS Plus will be delivering Life on the Line to national PBS for broadcast in September as part of Latino Heritage Month, with a premiere date of September 8th, to be followed by several more broadcasts over the next two years. Stay tuned as our PBS broadcast time/station in your city as the television premiere date nears. We are also thrilled to be working with KAET Phoenix as our presenting station, and honored to have such a solid regional partnership in place as we bring Kimberly’s story to a national audience.
