Lowell Lecture
Screening of the award-winning documentary The Return, a film by Jeremy S. Levine
Date & Time
March 20, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Location
Suffolk University, Poetry Center
Suffolk University
Poetry Center
73 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
The film will be followed by a post-screening conversation with the filmmaker Jeremy S. Levine, and Ragini Shah, clinical professor of law and founder and director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, Suffolk University School of Law The afternoon’s moderator is Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, associate professor and chair, Communications, Journalism & Media Department, Suffolk University.
Presenting Organization
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
Topics
Contact
Susan H. Spurlock (sspurlock@suffolk.edu, 617 504-7297)
An award-winning documentary film on migration, borders, and what we have learned during the first Trump Administration to prepare for today.
Filmed over six years, The Return is an intimate portrait of boyhood interrupted, an exploration of the bonds of family across borders, and a celebration of the resilience of a father and son who dream of returning home. The film will be followed by a post-screening conversation with the filmmaker and Ragini Shah, clinical professor of law and founder and director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, Suffolk University School of Law The afternoon’s moderator is Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, associate professor and chair, Communications, Journalism & Media Department, Suffolk University.
After being apprehended at the US border and separated from his father for six months, 12-year-old Geovanny returns home to Guatemala. But he’s not the same. Formerly a star student, Geovanny drops out of school. Meanwhile, his father finds himself in massive debt from the journey to the US and fears he may lose his land—the source of his livelihood—and maybe even his life. But an unexpected call from the U.S. holds the promise to change everything.
Filmed over six years, The Return is an intimate portrait of boyhood interrupted, an exploration of the bonds of family across borders, and a celebration of the resilience of a father and son who dream of returning home. The film will be followed by a post-screening conversation with the filmmaker and Ragini Shah, clinical professor of law and founder and director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, Suffolk University School of Law The afternoon’s moderator is Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, associate professor and chair, Communications, Journalism & Media Department, Suffolk University.
After being apprehended at the US border and separated from his father for six months, 12-year-old Geovanny returns home to Guatemala. But he’s not the same. Formerly a star student, Geovanny drops out of school. Meanwhile, his father finds himself in massive debt from the journey to the US and fears he may lose his land—the source of his livelihood—and maybe even his life. But an unexpected call from the U.S. holds the promise to change everything.
Filmed over six years, The Return is an intimate portrait of boyhood interrupted, an exploration of the bonds of family across borders, and a celebration of the resilience of a father and son who dream of returning home.