Chancellor’s Colloquium: Special Film Screening – A Million Miles Away

Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Awayfollows him and his devoted family of proud migrant farm workers on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station.

Acclaimed writer and director Alejandra Márquez Abella has created a dazzling tribute to the loyalty and tenacity of the entire Hernández family, as well as anyone who dares to dream.

Based on the book “Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut” by José Hernández.

Following the film will be a Q&A with Chancellor May and UC Regent Jose’ Hernandez.