A young, undocumented Syrian musician blends into the multicultural mosaic that is New York City, falls in love with a young woman from Senegal, lives beneath the radar. Then one day he draws the attention of two city police officers for no significant reason and the life he has known is over.

Sound familiar? But no, this story has nothing to do with Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants. It’s a tale told nearly a decade ago that Jim Palmer, the longtime CU film studies professor, thinks you should see. So, Monday night at the Boedecker Theater at the Dairy Center, Palmer will host a screening of the 2007 film “The Visitor” as part of his “Palmer’s Pix” series.

“The series is my attempt to foreground some overlooked, mostly independent films that deserve to be seen and celebrated,” Palmer says.

Unfortunately, owing to Palmer’s popularity hereabouts and his eclectic taste, the entire series is sold out. But that doesn’t mean you can’t screen the films on your own. Which is what we did with “The Visitor.” And we recommend it. It’s available on Amazon’s streaming service, among other places.

Read more at The Boulder Daily Camera.