Immigration Movies

In New York City, an illegal immigrant gets into trouble because of his relationship with a self-destructive prostitute.

The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving...

"From Mexico to Vietnam: A Chicano Story" is an inspiring documentary that chronicles the life of Jesus S. Duran, a Mexican immigrant who became a...

My name is Ion. Who could have imagined the fate that awaited me: my birth under the Romanian dictatorship, the loss of my eyesight through an...

Three stories are intertwined in a land, Friuli, in the North-East of Italy, which extends along a triple border. The stories of Irene, a Carnian,...

Asylum is a poignant drama that unfolds the harrowing journey of Khadija Jallow and her daughter, Khawla, seeking asylum after a political coup in...

Landlady Fränzi is renting her secluded alpine hut for the first time and prepares everything in minute detail. However, due to an overbooking...

Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-consumed native Laos....

Ahmed, an Algerian laborer and young father, leaves his country and arrives in France, hoping to find a job through Salah, a friend who has been...

Klaira presents a surprising vision of assimilation and a loving depiction of San Francisco. She and her grandparents explore how the experience of...

A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland.

A strong tale of racial integration, two different stories of young men who both are looking for a land to put their roots down.

This short story of immigration and forbidden love follows Lucy as she discovers her pregnancy and decides to visit her alcoholic mother for advice.

Lauren Southern investigates what is really happening at Europe’s borders. From interviews with human traffickers in Morocco to secret...

An immigrant boy faces difficulty growing up in Toronto's apartment slums.

A documentary about Basque inmigrants who went to USA looking for work and a better future. Basically, Amerikanuak talks about feeling homesick,...

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution...

In this gripping short drama, Domé, a young woman from Gabon who speaks flawless French, is apprehended at the airport on her way into...

Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.