Join Dr. Jemar Tisby, Executive Producer of Jesus Was a Migrant for a live Q&A session IMMEDIATELY following the screening. After you purchase your ticket, you will receive a Zoom link for the Q&A session. This film will be shown in English, however, we are actively working on a Spanish translation, which we will have available for community screenings by mid-May 2026.
NOTE: you will have to create an Eventive Account to purchase your ticket and to view the film.
When the U.S. shut off the CBP One asylum appointment app in January 2025, approximately 270,000 migrants were left with no legal pathway forward. The people who cheered that decision and the people who showed up at the border to grieve it — they shared the same faith. Same Bible. Same God.
NYT bestselling author and historian Dr. Jemar Tisby traveled to the border to ask the question many have avoided: What does our faith actually require of us when it comes to migrants and asylum seekers.
- Year2026
- Runtime32 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereApril 9, 2026
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorLauren Vernea
- Executive ProducerDr. Jemar Tisby
- Co-ProducerLauren Vernea
- CinematographerJennifer Ries + Kevin Ries
- EditorKevin Ries
- AnimatorJonathan Chatonda
- ComposerZoey Lim + Gabrielle Susa Grubbs
- MusicGabrielle Susa Grubbs
Join Dr. Jemar Tisby, Executive Producer of Jesus Was a Migrant for a live Q&A session IMMEDIATELY following the screening. After you purchase your ticket, you will receive a Zoom link for the Q&A session. This film will be shown in English, however, we are actively working on a Spanish translation, which we will have available for community screenings by mid-May 2026.
NOTE: you will have to create an Eventive Account to purchase your ticket and to view the film.
When the U.S. shut off the CBP One asylum appointment app in January 2025, approximately 270,000 migrants were left with no legal pathway forward. The people who cheered that decision and the people who showed up at the border to grieve it — they shared the same faith. Same Bible. Same God.
NYT bestselling author and historian Dr. Jemar Tisby traveled to the border to ask the question many have avoided: What does our faith actually require of us when it comes to migrants and asylum seekers.
- Year2026
- Runtime32 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereApril 9, 2026
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorLauren Vernea
- Executive ProducerDr. Jemar Tisby
- Co-ProducerLauren Vernea
- CinematographerJennifer Ries + Kevin Ries
- EditorKevin Ries
- AnimatorJonathan Chatonda
- ComposerZoey Lim + Gabrielle Susa Grubbs
- MusicGabrielle Susa Grubbs