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Saint Judy

The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

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Cannonball Productions

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Every administrative advisory, - Saint Judy

Every administrative advisory,

We had an entire trial about this, - Saint Judy

We had an entire trial about this,

If we are gonna release this detainee, - Saint Judy

If we are gonna release this detainee,

When I started here, we were called INS, - Saint Judy

When I started here, we were called INS,

After 9-11, they changed the name - Saint Judy

After 9-11, they changed the name

We're a nation of immigrants. - Saint Judy

We're a nation of immigrants.

Like Albert Einstein,
like Fernando Valenzuela, - Saint Judy

Like Albert Einstein, like Fernando Valenzuela,

My job is to uphold the law. - Saint Judy

My job is to uphold the law.

- Hey, sport.
- Hi, Dad. - Saint Judy

- Hey, sport. - Hi, Dad.

- You helping pack up?
- Yeah. - Saint Judy

- You helping pack up? - Yeah.

You know, I always wanted him
to live with me. - Saint Judy

You know, I always wanted him to live with me.

Judy, when I asked you to move here, - Saint Judy

Judy, when I asked you to move here,

When my day is over,
I forget all about my clients. - Saint Judy

When my day is over, I forget all about my clients.

He's never had all your love - Saint Judy

He's never had all your love

He sees it. He can feel it in his heart - Saint Judy

He sees it. He can feel it in his heart

They're just clients, - Saint Judy

They're just clients,

- It looks like a palace.
- It is, kind of. - Saint Judy

- It looks like a palace. - It is, kind of.

Won't these judges say the same thing? - Saint Judy

Won't these judges say the same thing?

If you want to disappear like Omar, - Saint Judy

If you want to disappear like Omar,

Will they be sent back to die? - Saint Judy

Will they be sent back to die?

I can't even begin to imagine. - Saint Judy

I can't even begin to imagine.

Because of where
I happened to be born. - Saint Judy

Because of where I happened to be born.

I was thrown in jail in Afghanistan, - Saint Judy

I was thrown in jail in Afghanistan,

There, they beat me
and took my womanhood. - Saint Judy

There, they beat me and took my womanhood.

Here, they pumped me full of drugs - Saint Judy

Here, they pumped me full of drugs

In both countries, people hate me - Saint Judy

In both countries, people hate me

But in America, I can fight back. - Saint Judy

But in America, I can fight back.

I need a sponsor to be
admitted to the Ninth Circuit. - Saint Judy

I need a sponsor to be admitted to the Ninth Circuit.

You took an ugly duckling
right from under my nose, - Saint Judy

You took an ugly duckling right from under my nose,

I hope the Ninth Circuit - Saint Judy

I hope the Ninth Circuit

You know even if you win, you lose. - Saint Judy

You know even if you win, you lose.

Is gonna want a miracle from you. - Saint Judy

Is gonna want a miracle from you.

You know who you remind me of? - Saint Judy

You know who you remind me of?

Hello, Mr. Nunez.
This is Ray Hernandez. - Saint Judy

Hello, Mr. Nunez. This is Ray Hernandez.

I'm calling because
I've been going over your file, - Saint Judy

I'm calling because I've been going over your file...

So call me. I'll be at the office late. - Saint Judy

So call me. I'll be at the office late.

I got, uh, carne asada, extra ketchup. - Saint Judy

I got, uh, carne asada, extra ketchup.

Is this Ashwari vs. United States? - Saint Judy

Is this Ashwari vs. United States?

I'm Judy Wood, representing
the appellant, Asefa Ashwari. - Saint Judy

I'm Judy Wood, representing the appellant, Asefa Ashwar...

Are we supposed to grant asylum - Saint Judy

Are we supposed to grant asylum

We should, definitely, - Saint Judy

We should, definitely,

The question before you - Saint Judy

The question before you

And if the Law of Asylum excludes that, - Saint Judy

And if the Law of Asylum excludes that,

It expressly applies to minorities, - Saint Judy

It expressly applies to minorities,

Even large majorities can be persecuted, - Saint Judy

Even large majorities can be persecuted,

Ah, but it was passed pursuant
to an international treaty - Saint Judy

Ah, but it was passed pursuant to an international treaty

Now, would they have done it - Saint Judy

Now, would they have done it

"Come on over here, babe!
You're persecuted!" - Saint Judy

"Come on over here, babe! You're persecuted!"

She came of her own free will, - Saint Judy

She came of her own free will,

If I may, I think my colleague's point is, - Saint Judy

If I may, I think my colleague's point is,

It explicitly does not
protect the persecutors. - Saint Judy

It explicitly does not protect the persecutors.

And in the instant case,
didn't appellant herself - Saint Judy

And in the instant case, didn't appellant herself

So were they the persecutors
or the persecuted? - Saint Judy

So were they the persecutors or the persecuted?

Miss Ashwari was not arrested,
beaten and raped - Saint Judy

Miss Ashwari was not arrested, beaten and raped

She was arrested, beaten and raped - Saint Judy

She was arrested, beaten and raped

It is not how the victim sees herself, - Saint Judy

It is not how the victim sees herself,

If they consider it politics, - Saint Judy

If they consider it politics,

Miss Ashwari was not persecuted
randomly for being a woman. - Saint Judy

Miss Ashwari was not persecuted randomly for being a woman.

A warrant was issued by the government - Saint Judy

A warrant was issued by the government

The Taliban had enacted into law - Saint Judy

The Taliban had enacted into law

It was this law
that the police were enforcing - Saint Judy

It was this law that the police were enforcing

It is that law that Miss Ashwari
opposed with her actions, - Saint Judy

It is that law that Miss Ashwari opposed with her actions,

As a woman, as her mother's daughter, - Saint Judy

As a woman, as her mother's daughter,

Ms. Wood, you are asking us
to reverse an opinion - Saint Judy

Ms. Wood, you are asking us to reverse an opinion

The law does not protect women
as a class, - Saint Judy

The law does not protect women as a class,

Hello, this is Judy Wood.
How may I help you? - Saint Judy

Hello, this is Judy Wood. How may I help you?

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The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

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Production: Cannonball Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 2019

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