Immigration Movies

Artist Ramiro Gomez advocates for domestic laborers through an art instillation in the Sonoran Desert, in tribute to his immigrant roots.

Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-consumed native Laos....

Sara and Adam, and their two-year-old daughter, arrive in Belgium illegally, hoping to finally make their way on to England. Crammed together with...

Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s...

Min-Seo, a 17-year old rebellious high school Korean girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother and her mother’s penniless lover. She...

After a disastrous event on his construction site, Armando acts quickly to save his crew, but instead stumbles upon an unspeakable truth.

The decision to move to Holland doesn't sound like a wise idea. Why move to a country that could be flooded at any moment? For the last 25 years,...

The heir to a Burger Baron franchise, the filmmaker chases clues through rural Alberta, capturing the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants...

Examines how the Immigration and Naturalization Service decides who will be granted asylum in the United States. The applicant must have a...

A bike-messenger trapped in an immigration scam finds himself in a sticky situation as things get violent.

Sofija and Miroslav are two immigrants who live in France without papers with their two sons. To avoid being evicted, the State proposes them a grant...

Djamel and his deaf-mute companion Karim, both of North African origin, live in the middle of the materials they collect in their suburb. One evening...

A film about people who are leaving Serbia for economic reasons.

Loss and loneliness linger on a thread that connects two ageing parents far away from each other through a fatal accident. A woman in Germany starts...

Set in 1980s Sweden, an immigrant boy navigates a chaotic world of identity, love, and belonging. A kaleidoscopic journey through fragile places...

Archaeologists in Egypt find one of their crew has been turned into a blood sucking mummy after they have unleashed a three thousand year curse.

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

In New York City, an illegal immigrant gets into trouble because of his relationship with a self-destructive prostitute.

I’ve never flown without having an overweight suitcase. This film explains why.