Join us for a weekend of FREE film and panels or drop in for an afternoon or evening.WES volunteers created the first film festival devoted to immigrant stories. Now seven years later, the festival continues to thrive thanks to volunteer efforts.

IFF 2020 is ready to go…are you? Thanks to the hard work of our all-volunteer Steering Committee, the 7th annual film fest will be in full swing from 11/13 – 11/15. Please join us by registering below.

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Register to Attend our Virtual Screenings!  This year, we will be screening four film blocks + panels in three days. You have to register to get your FREE and unique registration link for the film blocks you’d like to see this year, so please go to the following links to register: Opening Night, “Stories of Resilience & Hope” Presented with Films Across Borders, Friday 11/13:  7:30 PM: Sewing Resilience, the Garment Worker Mothers of Los Angeles (00:14:19) documentary (USA-California) 7:45 PM: From Baghdad to The Bay (01:08:00) documentary (USA-California) 9 PM – 9:30 PM: Filmmaker Panel Discussion  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IenfKOFoRJeiLUbS_pCwrA  Afternoon Program, “Immigrant Contributions in Sports” Presented with KAMA DC, Saturday 11/14:  2 PM: Two Rivers (00:17:47) short (USA – Pennsylvania) 2:20 PM: One Heck of a Game (00:17:48) short (USA- Massachusetts) 2:40 PM – Behnam (00:12:23) short (Norway) 2:55 PM – The Flame You Keep (00:5:00) music video (USA- Colorado) 3 PM – 3:45 PM: KAMA Panel Discussion TBD https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7hxT-pg7RBiZr7JgpNAc7w  Evening Program, “Community Solutions for Welcoming the Stranger” and Post-Election Immigration Policy Panel, Saturday 11/14:  6 PM: Dreamhood (01:09:32) documentary (USA- Ohio) 7:15 PM – 8:35 PM: DAY ONE (01:20:40) documentary (USA- Missouri)  8:45 PM – 9:30 PM: Panel Discussion TBD https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vhduc66IQp2lHWANhrsOpA  Afternoon Program, “Immigrant Contributions in Art & Activism,” Sunday 11/15:  2 PM: Revolution from Afar (01:07:00) documentary (USA- Colorado) 3:10 PM: A Radio Station Inside a Nightclub Inside an Abattoir (00:03:07) short (Denmark) 3: 15 PM: From Here (1:29:00) documentary (USA/Germany) 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Filmmaker Panel Discussion https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ChJIYLC8TfClNeYw0He8-Q Take a look at the full schedule, each program block, info on panels (and more), by clicking here.