Legal Commentary

I turn the mic over to Pro Bono Net's Pam Weisz:

"We've teamed up with the director of Golden Venture, an acclaimed documentary about the struggles of the 286 passengers of the infamous immigrant smuggling ship that ran aground near New York City in 1993. Pro Bono Net's co-founders met working on pro bono asylum cases stemming from the incident.

The DVD can now be purchased - with half the proceeds going to Pro Bono Net, to support our mission of ensuring the availability of high-quality, low-cost legal services for those in need. The film, narrated by Tim Robbins, follows four of the Golden Venture passengers through detention and what follows for each of them. 

It was an Official Selection of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and the 2006 Amnesty International Film Festival. It's an eye-opening look at U.S. immigration policy - and deeply compelling."

Note: Bill Pollak, Incisive Media's North America CEO, serves on Pro Bono Net's board of directors.