Room 140 | KQED Truly CA

In Oakland, California, a small Guatemalan indigenous community has formed around a church led by Pastor Gomez. Through underground connection networks, the pastor learns of immigrants being released in Oakland. When they have nowhere to go, he rents a room for them to stay at a local motel where he works. With no money and no certainty of what lies ahead, these travel-weary migrants come to the motel to eat and rest and prepare for the next day. This film depicts individuals on the day of their release.
A film by Priscilla González Sainz