Immigrant Experience Movies
- 1969
The 80 Goes to Sparta
The 80 Goes to Sparta01969HD
This feature documentary studies the different faces of Montreal’s Greek community in 1969. Instead of giving voice to the businessmen and...
- 2020
Undocumented in the Pandemic
Undocumented in the Pandemic02020HD
With The Marshall Project and the Pulitzer Center, a look at one immigrant mother’s struggle to keep her children safe and housed, with her...
- 2020
Els dies que no oblidarem
Els dies que no oblidarem02020HD
- 2023
The Stream
The Stream02023HD
When a first generation American son learns of his Russian immigrant father's financial catastrophe, he reluctantly agrees to one last tumultuous...
- 2020
Con Esperanza
Con Esperanza02020HD
When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will...
- 2020
Far from Bashar
Far from Bashar02020HD
A few years ago, the al-Mahamids fled Bashar al-Assad and Syria to settle in Montreal. A nuanced portrayal of a courageous family coping with a...
- 2012
Stone Street
Stone Street02012HD
Stone Street documents the life and experiences of a Trinidadian diaspora family and their enduring connection to the long standing family home in...
- 2021
Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special
Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special02021HD
Three Asian Americans tell their stories of immigration, growing up, assimilation, and finding themselves in this heartfelt stand-up comedy special.
- 1979
After the Earthquake
After the Earthquake61979HD
This dramatic story follows a young Nicaraguan immigrant, Irene, as she faces the challenges of life in the U.S. and re-evaluates her relationships...
- 1984
Becoming American
Becoming American01984HD
Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-consumed native Laos....
- 1992
Return Home
Return Home01992HD
After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St....
- 2021
H.A.G.S. (Have a Good Summer)
H.A.G.S. (Have a Good Summer)5.32021HD
A portrait of growing up told through filmmaker Sean Wang's middle school yearbook. Go Hornets.
- 1970
Transplant
Transplant01970HD
What does it feel like to be a stranger in a country that you’ve lived in for twenty years? Two rootless and tenacious Chinese immigrants, Quan...
- 1970
Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012
Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 201201970HD
Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...