Almost a year ago, an undocumented immigrant died after he was beaten by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the San Ysidro crossing, a death that sparked outrage across the region.

An advocacy group is organizing two events to call attention to his death, which is under review by the U.S. Justice Department and is the subject of a civil lawsuit.

On Friday evening, the Zapatista Collective is presenting a short documentary about how the death of the immigrant, Anastasio Hernández, has affected his family.

The video will be screened at 6:30 p.m. at the offices of the American Friends Service Committee in San Diego.

It's part of monthly series, called "Cine en el Barrio," whose goal is to raise awareness through film and to encourage community members to organize, said Enrique de la Cruz, a spokesman for the group.

The 18-minute documentary was produced by the Committee for Human Rights of City Heights. It includes interviews with family members of Hernández, who was a construction worker and father of five. He had lived in the United States for more than 20 years.

"It's important for our community to know about the death of Anastasio Hernández," said De la Cruz. "Such an event can happen again if people don't speak up with a united voice."

On May 28, 2010, he was being deported at the San Ysidro crossing when a confrontation occurred between the immigrant and Border Patrol agents. In addition to being beaten by more than 20 agents, according to witnesses, he was shot several times with a Taser stun gun.

A passerby recorded the beating on a cell phone camera, and the video was widely seen in sites such such as YouTube.

An autopsy by the San Diego County Medical Examiner determined that Hernández died of a heart attack. The autopsy report also indicated that he had methamphetamine in his system.

The death is under investigation by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department of Justice. And the family of Hernández has filed a civil lawsuit against the federal government.

After the documentary is presented, there will community forum about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program called Secure Communities, which has the stated goal of deporting serious convicted felons in the country illegally, but which critics say has removed immigrants who committed minor offenses.

"There are policies that unfortunately are helping to promote fear in our community," De la Cruz said.

A year since the death of Hernández, "the situation immigrants face has not changed much; it's even more difficult," said Pedro Ríos, a spokesman for American Friends Service Committee.

To date there's been no word about what happened to the Border Patrol agents who beat Hernández, Rios added.

For his part, De La Cruz said, "It's important for people to know that behind the death of an immigrant there's a community that demands justice ... We're still waiting for justice for Anastasio and his family."

He said that a community vigil is being planned for May 28 to mark the anniversary of Hernandez's death.