Ricochet (2021)

RICOCHET examines the trial of an undocumented immigrant in the United States , Jose Inés García Zárate, for the accidental shooting of a young woman, Kate Steinle, on Pier 14 in San Francisco. The incident gains national attention when Donald Trump exploits this on the campaign trail for his anti-immigration platform that elevates him to the Republican nomination and eventually the White House. The national media makes the incident a referendum on immigration and San Francisco's sanctuary city policy. So the stakes are high when the trial finally begins. The defense is led by two public defenders: Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez, a former Vice-Presidential Candidate, and Francisco Ugarte, head of the office's newly formed Immigration Defense Unit. Together they work to counter the xenophobic narratives about the case, reveal the truth about what happened on Pier 14, and fight for the rights of an innocent man. RICOCHET examines the trial of an undocumented immigrant in the United States , Jose Inés García Zárate, for the accidental shooting of a young woman, Kate Steinle, on Pier 14 in San Francisco. The incident gains national attention when Donald Trump exploits this on the campaign trail for his anti-immigrant platform that elevates him to the White House. The national media makes the incident a referendum on immigration. So the stakes are high when the trial finally begins. The defense is led by two public defenders: Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez, and Francisco Ugarte, Manager of the office's newly formed Immigration Defense Unit. Together they work to counter the xenophobic narratives about the case, reveal the truth about what happened on Pier 14, and fight for the rights of an innocent man.