Documentary Shows Possible Aftermath of Arizona Law

HOUSTON - It's being described as eye opening and mind blowing. 9500 Liberty is a documentary about the immigration battle that rages quietly today in Prince William County Virginia.

It's a look at a place that Arizona could soon mirror: a county where a 2007 law required those suspected of being illegal to show their papers.

The aftermath was a mass exodus of both legal and illegal immigrants. Stores shut down, homes foreclosed and the county suffered financially.

That's despite the controversial part of the law being repealed after only two months - that portion required people to prove they were legal.

Anabel Park says, "people just aren't comfortable with their neighborhoods changing it's just human nature...to see changes in their neighborhood."

Park is originally from Korea but grew up in Houston. She created the documentary 9500 Liberty.

The filmmaker admits she has an agenda.

She says, "we were honest with our own humanity that we had reactions to what was going on."

The movie sold out theatres in Phoenix, Arizona where they're facing the same type of immigration law.

Now 9500 Liberty is opening in Houston. Park says she wants you to walk away with the ability to take a hard look at the immigration debate.

She says, "we're having an information deficit on this issue and we got to change that and once the information starts flowing we could have constructive dialogue and see progress."

9500 Liberty is now playing through the weekend at the Angelika Theater Downtown.

For more information on the movie follow the link: www.9500Liberty.com