Roads of Fire

Wednesday, October 1 - Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Wednesday, October 1 at 6:30: Q&A with director Nathaniel Lezra and the Executive Director of EV, Tyler Hefferon

 

Thursday, October 2 at 6:30: Q&A with Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, Charlotte Soehner, Director of Youth Services with Resources, Opportunities, Connections & Community (ROCC), Father Mike Lopez (Hungry Monks NGO) and director Nathaniel Lezra, moderated by Rafael Cores, El Diaro NY, El Opinión 

ROADS OF FIRE examines the global migrant crisis through the lens of the $35 Billion human smuggling trade, tracking a smuggler as he transports a family to the mouth of the cartel controlled Darién Gap; a young mother fighting for asylum in New York City; and volunteers on the frontlines of an escalating humanitarian emergency.

  • Country USA, Colombia
  • Language English, Spanish with English subtitles
  • Running Time 118 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor New Mountain Films
  • Director Nathaniel Lezra
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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