The Brief
- Santa Rosa residents were advised that a staged immigration enforcement scene on Thursday evening was part of a movie filming and not a real law enforcement action.
- Written and directed by local filmmaker Hassan Mageye, “The Silence We Flee” focuses on a Ugandan woman navigating immigration, ICE, and deportations.
- The independent feature is filming across Sonoma and Lake counties before production moves to Uganda.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Santa Rosa residents were widely advised ahead of time that a staged immigration enforcement action on Thursday evening was strictly part of a feature film shoot requiring local road closures and traffic detours.
What we know:
The approved scene is part of the independent feature film “The Silence We Flee,” written and directed by Hassan Mageye, a multi-award-winning, Ugandan-born Santa Rosa resident. …