Finding Home at the University of San Diego

At the end of March Professor Carlton Floyd invited me to speak to his University of San Diego undergraduate literature class, Paradise as Paradox.  The class was exploring the concept of home, community, and paradise. Floyd mentioned the class was studying Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Blade Runner by Philip K Dick, and Paradise by Toni Morrison, among others. To have my documentary film Finding Home included in the discussion with such profound literary texts was fantastic and flattering.

When I went to the class, the students had already screened a copy of the film and were full of questions. We had a fantastic conversation about the nature of home and the American Dream. The students were a diverse group and everyone had their own unique ideas. It was interesting to see how socioeconomic background, gender, age and ethnicity shaped the discussion. Adrian Arancibia and his family were also present. It was a profound night, and I'm thankful to Professor Floyd for letting me be a part of it.