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9500 Liberty is a new documentary that reflects the complexities and deep seated concerns about immigration in the United States through the story of one country in Northern Virginia.
In July of 2007, Prince William County, Virginia became ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopted a law requiring police officers to question anyone they thought was “probably” undocumented.
Filmmakers Annabel Park and Eric Byler began documenting events in Prince William County on the web through You Tube videos and interactive blogs and then found themselves playing a role in a battle that shifted back and forth between the Internet and real life events. The web documentarians were then invited by the Washington Post and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to speak up about what they saw was happening and how people were reacting on both sides of this very heated issue.
9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual townhalls, setting up a real life showdown in the seat of county government. The devastating social and economic impact of the “Immigration Resolution” is felt in the lives of real people in homes and in local businesses. But the ferocious fight to adopt and then reverse this policy unfolds inside government chambers, on the streets, and on the Internet. 9500 Liberty provides a front row seat to all three battlegrounds.
More about the film at: www.9500Liberty.com
The Coffee Party USA website: www.coffeepartyUSA.com
Producer-Directors
Annabel Park
and Eric Byler
The sign at 9500 Liberty
In July of 2007, Prince William County, Virginia became ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopted a law requiring police officers to question anyone they thought was “probably” undocumented.
Filmmakers Annabel Park and Eric Byler began documenting events in Prince William County on the web through You Tube videos and interactive blogs and then found themselves playing a role in a battle that shifted back and forth between the Internet and real life events. The web documentarians were then invited by the Washington Post and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to speak up about what they saw was happening and how people were reacting on both sides of this very heated issue.
9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual townhalls, setting up a real life showdown in the seat of county government. The devastating social and economic impact of the “Immigration Resolution” is felt in the lives of real people in homes and in local businesses. But the ferocious fight to adopt and then reverse this policy unfolds inside government chambers, on the streets, and on the Internet. 9500 Liberty provides a front row seat to all three battlegrounds.
More about the film at: www.9500Liberty.com
The Coffee Party USA website: www.coffeepartyUSA.com
Producer-Directors
Annabel Park
and Eric Byler
The sign at 9500 Liberty
Eric Byler and I in the studio
Latest Interview: 9500 Liberty with Producer Eric Byler
Latest Interview: 9500 Liberty with Producer Eric Byler
