Windham World Affairs Council will screen the documentary “Borderland: The Line Within” at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St., on Sunday, October 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. The film will be followed by a Q & A with filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís.

The United States border is everywhere: it is not just a geographical line, but rather a vast border-industrial complex entrenched in every corner of the country. It is a massive surveillance, militarized and carceral apparatus, built to capture, imprison and deport millions. It lies within every undocumented immigrant family with the threat that at any moment they can be captured, incarcerated, deported, and their lives destroyed.

“Borderland: The Line Within” not only exposes the profitable business of immigration and its human cost, but weaves together the stories of immigrant heroines and heroes resisting and showing a way forward, intent on building a movement in the shadow of the border-industrial complex, recognizing the human rights of all. These undocumented immigrants are gathering power by organizing, educating themselves, and demanding their rights.

WWAC welcomes Paco de Onís and Pamela Yates, the producer and director of “Borderland,” for an audience Q & A following the film. Paco is the Executive Director and Pamela is the co-founder of Skylight, a human rights media organization dedicated to strengthening social justice movements through cinematic storytelling and catalyzing collaborative networks of artists and activists. In many ways Borderland brings the saga of Skylight’s Guatemala trilogy–When the Mountains Tremble (1983), Granito (2011), and 500 Years (2017)–full circle back to the U.S. This body of work looks at the impact of U.S. foreign policy over the course of decades, from when it backed brutal regimes, leading to the root causes of migration, to the present situation of mass migration from Central America.

There is a suggested donation of $10. Seats are limited and can be reserved at http://bit.ly/47gqtCh Tickets will also be available at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Windham World Affairs Council was founded in 1961 to bring the world to Windham County. It is the smallest of the World Affairs Councils of America and has an all-volunteer board. It hosts lectures, films, and other events on global topics, as well as a monthly Members’ Salon, where members and their guests gather informally to discuss topics of the day. For further information about future events, or if you would like to consider joining the board, visit https://windhamworldaffairscouncil.org/.