Free Film July 26: “Through Thick and Thin”

Many of the friends of this blog are familiar with immigration, travel and visa issues. Many others have had personal experience with such issues. I certainly have. My wife is Argentine and we have had to explore these matters in our own life. On Saturday, July 26, a documentary film about these issues will show for free at the Centro Cultural Recoleta.

The documentary explores the issues from a unique perspective. It looks at what happens in the case of gay and lesbian couples whose relationships transcend international borders. Around 17 nations allow their citizens to legally sponser the immigration of partners from other countries, according to one article. This is not the case in the U.S., where federal law does not permit same-sex relationships to justify immigration procedures.

The film, as explained in its official synopsis:

THROUGH THICK AND THIN is a 72-minute documentary that focuses on the woes and suffering that these men and women go through just to stay together. For some couples, it means immigrating to a different country, while others try to maintain a semblance of normalcy by commuting between distant places overseas. Also, for some of them, in which the foreign partner is already illegal, they try to keep things as they are, while they avoid the scrutiny of immigration enforcement. 

You can check it out, for free, at this fine venue:

Centro Cultural Recoleta
4PM
Free, and open to all
English with Spanish subtitles

Link: Official Film Site
Link: Centro Cultural Recoleta

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