Immigrant Movies

  • 1994
    Taxi-vala/Auto-biography

    Taxi-vala/Auto-biography

    Taxi-vala/Auto-biography

    01994HD

    A documentary exploring the experiences and attitudes of Indian and Pakistani taxi drivers in New York City while also questioning the filmmaker's...

    Taxi-vala/Auto-biography
  • 2019
    La langue est donc une histoire d'amour

    La langue est donc une histoire d'amour

    La langue est donc une histoire d'amour

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    La langue est donc une histoire d'amour
  • 2020
    This Is Closest to How the Last Weeks of March Felt Like

    This Is Closest to How the Last Weeks of March Felt Like

    This Is Closest to How the Last Weeks of March Felt Like

    02020HD

    A personal account of the COVID-19 pandemic in America and its effects on an immigrant family as seen through the eyes of a student quarantined at...

    This Is Closest to How the Last Weeks of March Felt Like
  • 2022
    Reunion

    Reunion

    Reunion

    02022HD

    By asking the same question across generations of Southern Chinese in the UK, this film documents a vignette of two recent Hong Kong immigrants and...

    Reunion
  • 1970
    Cleaners

    Cleaners

    Cleaners

    01970HD

    Toño and Aldo are immigrant workers, on what seems a regular day of cleaning duty Toño carries with him a heavy burden.

    Cleaners
  • 1970
    Hard Work and

    Hard Work and "Whatever"

    Hard Work and "Whatever"

    01970HD

    This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child. Now on the brink of adulthood, she interviews her grandparents about...

    Hard Work and
  • 2020
    Batchan

    Batchan

    Batchan

    02020HD

    Teachings of an Issei. Advice, spirituality and challenges.

    Batchan
  • 1970
    Klaira's Story - Why Was I Here?

    Klaira's Story - Why Was I Here?

    Klaira's Story - Why Was I Here?

    01970HD

    Klaira presents a surprising vision of assimilation and a loving depiction of San Francisco. She and her grandparents explore how the experience of...

    Klaira's Story - Why Was I Here?
  • 2009
    Hunky Blues

    Hunky Blues

    Hunky Blues

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    The internationally acclaimed director and recipient of the Erasmus Award in 2007, Péter Forgács created a documentary exploring the...

    Hunky Blues
  • 1962
    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

    01962HD

    This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow...

    Strangers for the Day
  • 2022
    Purple Bells

    Purple Bells

    Purple Bells

    102022HD

    30 years after their emigration, Danni interviews his family and tries to learn their story to reconcile with the past.

    Purple Bells
  • 1983
    The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis

    The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis

    The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis

    01983HD

    Fifteen-year-old Pavle Hromiš, obeying the will of his parents, leaves Germany and goes to live in Yugoslavia with his grandmother. He has...

    The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis
  • 2025
    Tenemos una Voz!

    Tenemos una Voz!

    Tenemos una Voz!

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    Santiago Domingo is a child of an immigrant who is concerned about the recent changes on immigrants. As he retells the day where he found out these...

    Tenemos una Voz!
  • 2020
    En Rang Par Deux

    En Rang Par Deux

    En Rang Par Deux

    02020HD

    The idea for this film comes from the encounter with two African boys who live in Rome, and is based on their music. Tunisian Afif and Senegalese...

    En Rang Par Deux
  • 1970
    Give it Back!

    Give it Back!

    Give it Back!

    01970HD

    Olivia (12), just moved with her family from New York and arrives for her first day of school. She struggles to find her place within the hierarchy...

    Give it Back!
  • 1970
    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards
  • 2022
    Tuī Ná

    Tuī Ná

    Tuī Ná

    02022HD

    A boy struggles to reconcile his burgeoning queer identity with his filial duties and expectations from his Chinese immigrant mother.

    Tuī Ná
  • 1970
    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past

    01970HD

    Klaira presents a surprising vision of assimilation and a loving depiction of San Francisco. She and her grandparents explore how the experience of...

    Klaira's Story - Connection to the Past
  • 1970
    Remember When We Immigrated Here?

    Remember When We Immigrated Here?

    Remember When We Immigrated Here?

    01970HD

    This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child. Now on the brink of adulthood, she interviews her grandparents about...

    Remember When We Immigrated Here?
  • 2001
    Tinplate Soldiers

    Tinplate Soldiers

    Tinplate Soldiers

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    A group of children of different races and nationalities, visit the shoemaker before they organized to play.

    Tinplate Soldiers