24 THE QUEENS COURIER • AUGUST 27, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Documentary on Flushing immigrant to be screened in LIC BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] @aaltamirano28 After years of not speaking out, Angy Rivera is ready to share her story with Queens viewers during the Long Island City screening of the documentary about her life. Rivera, who is from Flushing, was formerly an undocumented immigrant for 19 years and as a child was constantly told to keep quiet about many things in her life. However, she decided to speak up and share her experiences through the documentary “No Le Digas A Nadie,” translated to “Don’t Tell Anyone.” The fi lm’s fi rst Queens screening is scheduled for Sept. 2 at CUNY Law School located at 2 Court Square in Long Island City from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. “I think each time it’s very awkward for me and I get very nervous,” Rivera said. “It’s always nice to see the different crowd, and how they receive it. Everyone takes something different away from the fi lm.” “No Le Digas A Nadie” — which is fi lmmaker Mikaela Shwer’s debut as an independent director and titled after Rivera’s poem “Rusty Chain” — follows Rivera through her everyday life and focuses on the relationship she holds with her mother, who immigrated to the U.S. with her. The documentary also shadows Rivera through her experiences as an undocumented immigrant and activist, as she applies for deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) and obtains a visa. In 2010, the Colombian native started the first national undocumented online youth advice column called “Ask Angy.” Along with the issue of being an undocumented immigrant, the fi lm also surrounds Rivera’s opening up about being a victim of sexual assault. “Scenes that come up still impact me and sometimes I catch myself crying during the screenings,” Rivera said. Even though every time the fi lm is shown she says she feels nervous, Rivera hopes that by sharing her story others, who might fi nd themselves in the same situation will begin to speak out. She also added that even though some people might not have experienced what she did, she also hopes the fi lm will start conversations on the subject. “Some people will come up to me and share experiences as well and that’s something that always impacts me,” Rivera said. “I think in immigrant communities we struggle a lot on talking about sexual assault and it needs to happen because it’s happening in our communities and if we’re not talking about it, people don’t have a space to feel supported and feel safe.” The fi lm is also set to have its national television premiere on the PBS series “POV” on Sept. 21. For more info and the fi lm’s screening schedule, visit www.nodigasfi lm.com. Image courtesy of No Le Digas A Nadie Alpha Care Supply Accessibility Solutions Specialist Serving NYC Metro Area for 20 years Ramps of every type and application Stairlifts - Interior and Exterior Wheelchair Vertical Platform Lifts ADA Bathroom Remodels Residential Elevators Fully Insured and Properly Licensed Call Alpha Care Supply for all your ADA & Accessibility needs 516.568.3010 www.aplhacaresupply.com 21 Stringham Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 New and Used Rentals Never pay FULL PRICE for Medications AGAIN! Rx Help Centers is a drug advocacy program dedicated to helping the consumer get the best price on all of your medications. Our expert team will help you receive the lowest prices for all of your name brand medications. Our service will compliment any existing coverage that you already have. Whether you are insured, uninsured , underinsured or Medicare, we can help. Register for free at www.rxhelpcentersqueens.org Our customers receive assistance for only a nominal charge with NO LIMIT on the number of medications that we can help with. With thousands of name brand and generic medications, we can help you and your family maximize your savings on prescription medications. With Rx Help Centers, never pay full price again! Register for Free www.rxhelpcentersqueens.org
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