Remigration

Story

Synopsis

Upon returning to their countryside cabin one day, Kaya, his wife Helen, and their daughter Naomi are confronted by two suited men: representatives of the San Francisco Remigration Program. The men explain that San Francisco is now occupied entirely by the wealthy class. But stoplights still burn out and trains occasionally jump their rails. Blue-collar labor isn't obsolete, but it's scarce. The city has created a program to "remigrate" long-gone working class families from their inland homes back to the city that once pushed them out. Kaya, Helen, and Naomi return to San Francisco and join a handful of other potential remigrants for a tour of what can be expected in their new lives. But can they learn to trust their old home once again?

Director

Barry Jenkins

Writers

Barry Jenkins

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

31 March 2011

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Russell Hornsby

  Kaya

• Paola Mendoza

  Helen

• 

  Rick Yune

  Jonathan

• Avelina Salazar

  Naomi

• Jesse Dubus

  Brian

• Graham Leggat

  Doctor

• Rena Marie Guidry

  Maya

• Tom Ramirez

  Gilbert

• Valerie Gail Perry

  Valerie

• Francisco Hernández

  Francisco

• Kevin Prado

  Paul