Arielle Nobile

[4] Nobile then went on to a teaching apprenticeship at Piven Theatre Workshop; upon graduating from New Trier High School in 1997, she relocated to New York City.

“I could not sit by and do nothing,” said Nobile, “I would not allow myself to fall into the pit of the “us vs. them” polarization trap.”[8] The series was created as a way to connect humanity through the life stories of freedom fighters.

Each film in the documentary series is framed by historical and cultural influences, wisdom garnered as a result of lived experience, and what belonging means to each subject in their own life context.

Including times as an aspiring scientist, Black Panther Party member, FBI target, soldier, drug addict, health nut, and storyteller.

Alicia and Antonio are both political refugees forced into exile after being imprisoned and tortured for their social justice work during Argentina's Dirty War[9] of the 1970s.

Lourdes's grandparents were incarcérées at Manzanar,[10] a California Japanese Internment camp during WWII and her mother Fumi was born there.