American Dream Movies

The Apple Pushers, narrated by Edward Norton, follows the inspiring stories of five immigrant pushcart vendors who are rolling fresh fruits and...

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in...

Hoping to convince his wife that a promotion across the country could change their lives, Brian takes her on a trip to a faded resort town where they...

A young man flees to the United States searching for the American dream.

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized...

After being captured by a self-proclaimed border guard, a Mexican boy tries to cook his way to freedom.

All Denny wants to do is get by like everybody else, but there always seems to be something in the way.

So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of...

Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of eco-pioneers, teenage runaways, war veterans and...

What chance does a young hustler from Anchorage, Alaska have after a long prison sentence that feeds him back to the same violent street life?

High school girls Emma and Alice face a life-changing event after they leave their Sacramento home to pursue their dreams in Los Angeles.

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major...

The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss...

In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for...

Following in the footsteps of the first film, "The Price of the American Dream II" continues the story of Laura Munoz who has grown considerably...

Ever since he was a kid, Johnny Castle had a dream: to become a movie star. Driven by his obsession, Johnny moved to Los Angeles, and the corner of...