Rivertown Film Screening of “Legal”
October 21 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
58 Depew Avenue Nyack, NY 1096
(845) 353-2568
Contact: Patricia Schneider/Publicist
(917) 612-2675
Rivertown Film Sheds Light on the Immigrant Journey in “Legal”
October 2026– Optimism and determination on are full display in Rivertown Film’s upcoming screening of “Legal” on Wednesday, October 21st at The Nyack Center (58 Depew Ave., Nyack).
Director Daniel Arango’s film highlights the story of Lia, a young actress who leaves her home and her daughter- in Colombia , in search of a better life in New York. That’s not what she finds. After spending her entire savings on an agency that (falsely) assures her a Visa, Lia reluctantly joins forces with Juana, an Argentine woman who was also scammed. Propelled by the hope that something better awaits them in this new country, the two women overcome their differences and navigate the trials of the “City of Dreams”.
“Legal” is presented in conjunction with the Global Film Series of the Justice Studies Institute of St. Thomas Aquinas College. There will he a discussion after the film with Jennifer Arenas, who plays Lia, Dr. Carolyn Fraker, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Interim Director of the Justice Studies Center at St. Thomas Aquinas College, and Rivertow Film Board member Oscar Gonzales-Barreto, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at St. Thomas Aquinas College.
Doors to the Nyack Center open at 7:00pm, and the film begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $13/General Admission, $11/Students & Seniors, and $9/Rivertown Film Members More information can be found at rivertownfilm.org.
Rivertown Film is a non-profit organization which was founded in 2001. Their mission is devoted to celebrating, exploring and promoting the art of the motion picture through film screenings and educational programs. The organization is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and our corporate sponsors are Elena Schloss, Happy Dwellings with Elena/ Julia B. Fee, Sotheby’s International Realty, PainterSmith Advertising; Emily Blake, MD, Certified Mohel; Emerald Medicare, and Harrington Press.
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