VALDOSTA — The College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Valdosta State University will present “Clinica de Migrantes,” 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Student Union Theater. 

Admission is free of charge to this film screening and open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, retirees and friends of Blazer Nation, according to university officials.

Directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin for HBO, “Clinica de Migrantes” tells the story of Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in South Philadelphia, said Paige Krispin, instructor and undergraduate nursing director in VSU’s School of Nursing. 

The 40-minute documentary follows the clinic’s health-care staff and patients through months of routine care and growth.

According to an HBO synopsis, the film “goes beyond the politicized rhetoric to show the faces of real people in the middle of the immigration debate, asking if America can continue withholding basic necessities from an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Underserved, undocumented immigrants with medical issues often end up in emergency rooms as a costly last resort and can be charged thousands of dollars for little more than an aspirin. Puentes de Salud and similar clinics across the country are trying to address this issue and provide care for these men, women, and children.”