Immigrant Movies

  • 1970
    Gary's Story - No Second Best

    Gary's Story - No Second Best

    Gary's Story - No Second Best

    01970HD

    Gary's Story is part of a collective filmmaking project that looks at relationships between teenagers and their grandparents in families that have...

    Gary's Story - No Second Best
  • 1979
    Germany, Bitter Home

    Germany, Bitter Home

    Germany, Bitter Home

    6.31979HD

    Follows the life of a Turkish woman living and working in Germany.

    Germany, Bitter Home
  • 2016
    A Father's Will

    A Father's Will

    A Father's Will

    02016HD

    After living as an immigrant in the USA for 15 years, Azat flies to Kyrgyzstan to his family village. His father, Murat, died in the USA a year ago....

    A Father's Will
  • 2007
    Camión de Carga

    Camión de Carga

    Camión de Carga

    02007HD

    An ill Central American single mother risks her life in order to give her son a stable future in the United States.

    Camión de Carga
  • 2015
    Full Speed

    Full Speed

    Full Speed

    02015HD

    A crime occurs in the construction area but revenge is inevitable.

    Full Speed
  • 2021
    Terwijl het liefde was

    Terwijl het liefde was

    Terwijl het liefde was

    02021HD

    Artistic director of the National Theater Eric de Vroedt writes and directs a performance about his own mother Winnie, who passed away in 2020. This...

    Terwijl het liefde was
  • 2020
    Habib

    Habib

    Habib

    02020HD

    A young Arab-American hides his passion for stand up comedy from his immigrant father in order to avoid bringing shame to the family.

    Habib
  • 2020
    On My Way

    On My Way

    On My Way

    12020HD

    The unexpected arrival of a Nigerian migrant in the Belgian countryside shakes up the fragile daily life of two men living a secret relationship.

    On My Way
  • 1970
    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    01970HD

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

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past
  • 2025
    Sulaimani

    Sulaimani

    Sulaimani

    62025HD

    One evening, Alia and Neena, two young Indian women, dine at Sulaimani, an Indian restaurant in Paris. The meal stirs up buried emotions and...

    Sulaimani
  • 1997
    The Toilers and the Wayfarers

    The Toilers and the Wayfarers

    The Toilers and the Wayfarers

    4.91997HD

    Phillip and Dieter nearly suffocate hiding their sexual identity in the face of puritanical small town values. Joined by a mysterious German...

    The Toilers and the Wayfarers
  • 2012
    Nowhere Home

    Nowhere Home

    Nowhere Home

    5.82012HD

    In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking...

    Nowhere Home
  • 2025
    Kroong

    Kroong

    Kroong

    02025HD

    The suitcase is packed and placed in the middle of the room, the door to the apartment is open, but something is preventing him from leaving. KROONG...

    Kroong
  • 2019
    A Walk Down to Water

    A Walk Down to Water

    A Walk Down to Water

    02019HD

    Following the death of a guest at a rural hotel, an immigrant employee struggles to navigate his way through a world where indifference is abundant...

    A Walk Down to Water
  • 2024
    Volador

    Volador

    Volador

    02024HD

    'Volador' explores the power of acceptance. Mateo, an 18 year old from Mexico, fights his way through challenges that arise in a place (Grand Rapids)...

    Volador
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    5.6671953HD

    A self-narrated portrait of a Polish immigrant in Winnipeg whose unglamorous job keeping streetcar switches working reveals dignity, resilience, and...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 2009
    Immersion (short)

    Immersion (short)

    Immersion (short)

    02009HD

    Ten-year-old Moises has just immigrated to California from Mexico. He doesn't speak English, but he's good at math, so he hopes to do well on his...

    Immersion (short)
  • 1970
    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards
  • 2022
    Bad Honey

    Bad Honey

    Bad Honey

    02022HD

    At the beginning of the 20th century, a German household attempts to stay isolated from their new surroundings, in the south of Brazil. Their fear,...

    Bad Honey
  • 1970
    Of Another Place

    Of Another Place

    Of Another Place

    01970HD

    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...

    Of Another Place