Immigrant Movies

  • 1970
    Indian in a Box

    Indian in a Box

    Indian in a Box

    01970HD

    An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in... unless he can do the work assigned to him.

    Indian in a Box
  • 2022
    Perianayaki

    Perianayaki

    Perianayaki

    02022HD

    Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works....

    Perianayaki
  • 2022
    Paco

    Paco

    Paco

    02022HD

    A Filipino immigrant struggles to maintain his façade of success in Vancouver when his family in Manila asks for a hard favour.

    Paco
  • 2024
    Plata, Plomo y la Pasta

    Plata, Plomo y la Pasta

    Plata, Plomo y la Pasta

    102024HD

    Follow Tony Ruggeri, host of the podcast "São Paulo: Crime and Punishment", as he narrates the story of Paulinho Zanini, a resident of the...

    Plata, Plomo y la Pasta
  • 1970
    Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong

    Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong

    Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong

    01970HD

    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...

    Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong
  • 1977
    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    01977HD

    This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...

    Hold the Ketchup
  • 2007
    14 Kilometers

    14 Kilometers

    14 Kilometers

    6.1672007HD

    Three people looking for a better life become stranded in the desert with little hope of survival.

    14 Kilometers
  • 2023
    Madeleine

    Madeleine

    Madeleine

    7.72023HD

    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...

    Madeleine
  • 2009
    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

    02009HD

    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat
  • 2018
    Bonobo

    Bonobo

    Bonobo

    5.52018HD

    A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.

    Bonobo
  • 2019
    Passerby

    Passerby

    Passerby

    02019HD

    An immigrant love story set on a street corner.

    Passerby
  • 2015
    Detained

    Detained

    Detained

    72015HD

    A documentary from within the Swedish Migration Board's locked repository where people are in custody awaiting forced deportation. Prisoner and guard...

    Detained
  • 2017
    Life After

    Life After

    Life After

    02017HD

    Based in New York City, “Life After” is about Nisha, a single mother and Indian immigrant living in Queens. After her only child, Zara,...

    Life After
  • 2023
    My Baba Bozorg

    My Baba Bozorg

    My Baba Bozorg

    102023HD

    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...

    My Baba Bozorg
  • 1975
    House Orders

    House Orders

    House Orders

    01975HD

    In buildings where foreign workers lived in Germany, there were strict rules of conduct, defined by the house rules and supervised by the building...

    House Orders
  • 2016
    Last Whites of the East End

    Last Whites of the East End

    Last Whites of the East End

    72016HD

    Documentary exploring the effect of mass immigration on the dwindling white community of the East End, from the perspective of those who remain and...

    Last Whites of the East End
  • 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
  • 2007
    Sister's Keeper

    Sister's Keeper

    Sister's Keeper

    02007HD

    Sister's Keeper
  • 1982
    Finnish American Lives

    Finnish American Lives

    Finnish American Lives

    01982HD

    A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory...

    Finnish American Lives
  • 1957
    Arrival

    Arrival

    Arrival

    01957HD

    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...

    Arrival