The Day They Took My Father is the story of Nataly Avendano, a high-school aged DACA recipient. She is fighting to keep her undocumented father from being deported to Mexico after he is detained for a traffic violation. Narrated in first person by Nataly, the film shows her courageously take on ICE and galvanize her community.

Directed by Jillian Godshall & Anlo Sepulveda / Produced by Jordan Buckley, Anlo Sepulveda, Jillian Godshall / Written by Nataly Avendano, Anlo Sepulveda, Jillian Godshall / Director or Photography Anlo Sepulveda / Additional Camera Chelsea Hernandez & Tyler Mann / Edited by Anlo Sepulveda & Jillian Godshall / Post Production Finishing Ricardo Betancourt / Additional Editing Tim Tsai / Music by Justin Sherburn / Featuring Nataly Avendano, Victor Avendano Ramirez, Nora Avendano, Arturo Avendano, Tamara Rodriguez, Brenda Gaulding, Mano Amiga, Wimberley Indivisible, Beto O’Rourke

Support provided by Mano Amiga and Reel in the Votes.

Premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival in 2020. Best of the Fest by Antigravity Magazine.

Winner of Reel in the Votes.