Immigrant Movies

Kurt Schneider is a superficial and funloving character. Instigated by his mother he swindles his way into the legacy of a house and some money. Both...

The lives of three brothers who left their small village in Serbia to live in Sweden. The first one escaped from police, while the other two followed...

After her husband is abducted in Kashmir, a traumatised woman flees to the United States with her young son to rebuild their lives.

Wednesday afternoon was deliberately chosen. There were a lot of customers in front of and in the brothers Özcan and Hasan Yildirim’s...

The challenging daily routine of Ceará-born jockey Antonio Davielson and his family living in a foreign country on the other side of the...

Amidst moving homes, a superstitious Indian American girl struggles to bury her pet bird in fear of it haunting her.

In 1989, Tabinda Sheikh immigrated from the Dominican Republic and got a job in a New York City hotel as a housekeeper. It was there that she caught...

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam...

Gabriel, a recent immigrant, grapples with whether to show his nationality on his resume. As he sets out to find a job the next day, he confronts the...

In 1986, Louis Malle examines the immigrant experience in America by interviewing newcomers from various professions nationwide, highlighting their...

A short visual poetic film on a Haitian migrant stranded in Tijuana, Mexico.

New York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Arizona.

Every week, two friends born 67 years apart share their life stories in a senior home's living room. The younger friend convinces the 107-year-old...

An Outback farmer takes in an Afghani woman who has fled from a brothel.

The encounter with a growing, and mostly undocumented, brazilian community allows us to bear witness to its energy, its vivacity, and its diversity....

With humor, insight, and compassion, this documentary shares the journey of two Italian brothers who have run a successful restaurant for over 40...

In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of...

A documentary about the difficulties of immigration, culture shock and the loss of social references that destabilize new arrivals. Arriving in a new...

When a young trophy wife and recent immigrant from Hong Kong uncovers her wealthy husband's betrayal, she reignites her passion for dance, forcing...