Immigrant Movies
- 1970
Indian in a Box
Indian in a Box01970HD
An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in... unless he can do the work assigned to him.
- 2022
Perianayaki
Perianayaki02022HD
Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works....
- 2022
Paco
Paco02022HD
A Filipino immigrant struggles to maintain his façade of success in Vancouver when his family in Manila asks for a hard favour.
- 2024
Plata, Plomo y la Pasta
Plata, Plomo y la Pasta102024HD
Follow Tony Ruggeri, host of the podcast "São Paulo: Crime and Punishment", as he narrates the story of Paulinho Zanini, a resident of the...
- 1970
Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong
Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong01970HD
Robert Kongaika runs from his family to join the military and becomes the first Tongan US Air Force Colonel. This is the true story of the island...
- 1977
Hold the Ketchup
Hold the Ketchup01977HD
This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...
- 2007
14 Kilometers
14 Kilometers6.1672007HD
Three people looking for a better life become stranded in the desert with little hope of survival.
- 2023
Madeleine
Madeleine7.72023HD
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...
- 2009
Gurbet - Fremde Heimat
Gurbet - Fremde Heimat02009HD
- 2018
Bonobo
Bonobo5.52018HD
A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.
- 2019
Passerby
Passerby02019HD
An immigrant love story set on a street corner.
- 2015
Detained
Detained72015HD
A documentary from within the Swedish Migration Board's locked repository where people are in custody awaiting forced deportation. Prisoner and guard...
- 2017
Life After
Life After02017HD
Based in New York City, “Life After” is about Nisha, a single mother and Indian immigrant living in Queens. After her only child, Zara,...
- 2023
My Baba Bozorg
My Baba Bozorg102023HD
My Baba Bozorg was a professor of literature in Tehran, Iran. He moved to Canada in 2002 to live with his son, my father. He spends his days, at...
- 1975
House Orders
House Orders01975HD
In buildings where foreign workers lived in Germany, there were strict rules of conduct, defined by the house rules and supervised by the building...
- 2016
Last Whites of the East End
Last Whites of the East End72016HD
Documentary exploring the effect of mass immigration on the dwindling white community of the East End, from the perspective of those who remain and...
- 2020
Habib
Habib02020HD
A young Arab-American hides his passion for stand up comedy from his immigrant father in order to avoid bringing shame to the family.
- 2007
Sister's Keeper
Sister's Keeper02007HD
- 1982
Finnish American Lives
Finnish American Lives01982HD
A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory...
- 1957
Arrival
Arrival01957HD
This drama portrays an immigrant family and the mingled feelings of hope and despair that characterize their life in a strange land. An Italian wife...