Immigrant Movies

Fouad, a 15-year-old Moroccan immigrant, and Max, a 27-year-old "old stock" Quebecer, both live frustrating lives. Their respective destinies lead...

When Avtar Bhullar immigrates to British Columbia, he faces systemic racism and physical intimidation—his answer: Kushti, a traditional Indian...

After World War II, 4,000 Polish families came to Australia. They were Jews, Fascists, anti-Communists, and others dispossessed. In a large hostel,...

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

Eight-year-old Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money.

An immigrant Chinese wife joins her husband in 1950s America after he graduates from the university.

Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is...

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

A documentary about the difficulties of immigration, culture shock and the loss of social references that destabilize new arrivals. Arriving in a new...

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

After Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German hysteria before the first world war, he and his friend...

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

In post-World War I Winnipeg, a Ukrainian immigrant and a Jewish woman get caught up in a labour strike.

After losing her sister in a tragic accident, Korean teen, Youngwon Park (17), is admitted into a foreign exchange student program by her parents...

The story of a few untrained construction workers from poor underdeveloped parts of the country, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina or Macedonia, who...

A gritty, emotional, and culturally explosive crime drama rooted in the Vietnamese and Black communities of East Oakland, California.

Following the unexpected death of his fiancée the night before his wedding, Ralph's desire to ever love again is shattered. Then he meets...

A 45 your old African living in Australia from Burundi does not have an easy life. He does not speak English well, he has issues even doing his...

In the barren stretch of the motorway, Jimmy’s family diner is on the verge of extinction—until a botched drug deal drops a bag of cash...

Tehran 2017, three days in life of two young undocumented Afghani brothers, recently immigrated to Iran, who see their destiny take a turn just as a...