Immigrant Movies

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped...

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates...

Author Ayn Rand becomes involved with a much younger and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.

Don't give up! You haven't failed yet. What would you do if you or a family or friend were diagnosed with cancer? Would you risk it all for surgery...

In Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria recalls her life in...

Wyn arrives in Seoul searching for her missing boyfriend, Dani, and meets Rey, an Indonesian worker who helps her. As they grow close, Rey uncovers...

Nezzy arrives at the airport dreaming of moving to ‘Clean Island’, the cleanest place in the world. She will undergo a strange...

18-year-old Lina arrives in Paris for her studies. She comes to look for what she has never found in Lebanon, her country of origin: a certain form...

A social justice organization based in Oakland-Asian Immigrant Women Advocates-focused on building the collective leadership of limited-English...

This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen...

Upon his arrival in Paris, filmmaker Tomas Cali immerses himself in learning French, as well as the language of sketching. In an art studio, he meets...

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.

I love Vienna is a social comedy that explores the clash of cultures and values.

Jonas Mekas adjusts to a life in exile in New York in his autobiographical film, shot between 1949 and 1963.

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the...

Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona,...

This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850s. They work very hard and become...