Immigrant Experience Movies

  • 2019
    Refuge(e)

    Refuge(e)

    Refuge(e)

    02019HD

    Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and...

    Refuge(e)
  • 2021
    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    02021HD

    Three Asian Americans tell their stories of immigration, growing up, assimilation, and finding themselves in this heartfelt stand-up comedy special.

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special
  • 2023
    The Stream

    The Stream

    The Stream

    02023HD

    When a first generation American son learns of his Russian immigrant father's financial catastrophe, he reluctantly agrees to one last tumultuous...

    The Stream
  • 2019
    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down

    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down

    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down

    7.72019HD

    This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best...

    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
  • 1970
    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    01970HD

    Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012
  • 2020
    Far from Bashar

    Far from Bashar

    Far from Bashar

    02020HD

    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...

    Far from Bashar
  • 2022
    Desi Standard Time Travel

    Desi Standard Time Travel

    Desi Standard Time Travel

    102022HD

    When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note.

    Desi Standard Time Travel
  • 1999
    Torino Boys

    Torino Boys

    Torino Boys

    3.51999HD

    A group of young Nigerian friends living in Italy travels to Rome to watch a UEFA soccer match. For Eby this is the opportunity to see Nike, a girl...

    Torino Boys
  • 1979
    After the Earthquake

    After the Earthquake

    After the Earthquake

    61979HD

    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...

    After the Earthquake
  • 2014
    The Bohulano Family

    The Bohulano Family

    The Bohulano Family

    02014HD

    Home movie collection of the Bohulano Family of Stockton, CA. Footage dates between the 1950s-1970s.

    The Bohulano Family
  • 2020
    Undocumented in the Pandemic

    Undocumented in the Pandemic

    Undocumented in the Pandemic

    02020HD

    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...

    Undocumented in the Pandemic
  • 2012
    Stone Street

    Stone Street

    Stone Street

    02012HD

    Stone Street documents the life and experiences of a Trinidadian diaspora family and their enduring connection to the long standing family home in...

    Stone Street
  • 1970
    Transplant

    Transplant

    Transplant

    01970HD

    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...

    Transplant
  • 1992
    Return Home

    Return Home

    Return Home

    01992HD

    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....

    Return Home