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What Would You Pack?

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What would you pack in the suitcase of a loved one, if they were going to be deported?
Citation
Main credits
Gozalo, Sara (filmmaker)
Negede, Thèodros (filmmaker)
Baer, Daniel (filmmaker)
Distributor subjects
Short Films, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Exile, Sociology, International Relations, Political Science, North America, Criminal Justice, LatinxKeywords
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A Bible
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Four pairs of socks.
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Four pairs of boxers.
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Three pants.
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A wallet
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...with photos of me and the children.
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Four T-shirts
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A pair of shoes.
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A hat.
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The question is...
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If you think of someone you love dearly
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Yeah?
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okay..
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And that person was about to be deported
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to a country where you were
never gonna see them again
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Okay..
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They told you...you could pack
a bag this big 25 pounds,
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What are some of the things that you WOULD
want to make sure that you pack for that person?
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Oh wow!
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Oh my gosh!
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That\'s a heavy question.
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Ouf! That\'s a tough one because
my parents are immigrants.
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Am I going too or is just her?
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Just her.
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Oh.
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It\'s too hard.
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What would I put in there? Photographs.
Definitely yeah, number one choice for sure.
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Chocolate!
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Chocolate. She just told me
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Articles of clothing that obviously
mean a lot to both of us.
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Favorite clothes of hers
that she really likes to wear...
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...that\'s mine, shoes that are
strong and sturdy.
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Best boots.
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And they only have this?
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My childhood cross.
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His camera.
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Maybe a blanket...
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that I would give to them
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...so that way they will always have it be
warm or comfortable no matter where they are.
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You, you don\'t want to
pack the bag for them..
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you know? So what do you put in there.
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It\'s not enough, really!
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If they were being deported...
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Well the sad thing is...
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This bag wouldn\'t be enough \'cause the
only person I can think of is my daughter...
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...and that means I\'m going with her.
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When I started to pack the suitcase,
to bring to his deportation officer
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I felt like part of my life was
leaving in that suitcase
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That suitcase is full of tears,
frustrated hopes and dreams.
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Broken dreams.
Distributor: Pragda Films
Length: 3 minutes
Date: 2018
Genre: Expository
Language: English; Spanish
Grade: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
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Closed Captioning: Available
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