Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Watch a pivotal moment in California history unfold through more than 20 interviews with major political figures, artists, and thinkers such as California state senator Maria Elena Durazo, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF) president Antonia Hernandez, former California State Assembly speaker Fabian Nunez, and more. See how the historic events helped awaken a new generation of political Latinos that would soon rise to power. Narrated by actor Danny Trejo.
Friday, October 16 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. A true story of two young immigrants who get purposefully arrested by Border Patrol and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center. The film follows Marco and Viri, members of a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention.
Thursday, October 15 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Get an inside look at the high-stakes effort to get out the Latino vote in this year's election. Political candidates are focused on maximizing turnout and support from Latinos, poised to be the largest non-white voting bloc.
Thursday, October 15 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. There are few places where immigrants are shaping the economy in more significant ways than in Florida, where Miami leads the nation in entrepreneurial activity and the startup of new companies. Making It in America highlights the important contributions being made by immigrant entrepreneurs to the economy of Florida and the United States, across multiple fields – from construction to medicine to tech. The hour-long documentary profiles a range of individuals with different ages, backgrounds, and careers. These interviewees all own thriving companies in Florida and are part of a group of immigrant business owners playing an indispensable role in the state's economy and beyond, as well as generating hundreds of thousands of jobs across every industry.
Wednesday, October 14 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. In April 2019, 52-year-old Mitsuhiro Iwamoto succeeded in crossing the Pacific Ocean in an uninterrupted voyage by sailboat. Sea of Light: A Blind Yachtsman’s Voyage Across the Pacific documents Iwamoto's spectacular achievement as the first blind person to make the brutal transpacific voyage, and the life experiences that led him there. With four cameras onboard their sailboat, Iwamoto and Japan-based businessman Douglas Smith, a novice yachtsman, documented their successful 55-day journey from San Diego, CA to Onahama Port in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.