New Faces on Main Streetby Eileen Littig An examination of the origins and consequences of immigration patterns in Wisconsin established for Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants. | |
New Year Babyby Socheata Poeuv Filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In New Year Baby, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth about her family's past. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Niños de la Memoriaby María Teresa Rodríguez and Kathryn Pyle Hundreds — possibly thousands — of children disappeared from El Salvador in the midst of that country's civil war in the 1980s. Niños de la Memoría follows three of those children as they return to their native country in search of identity and answers. Global Voices | |
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmosby James Chressanthis Two Hungarian film students escaped communist Hungary in 1956, with little more than a camera and a shopping bag full of film. Over the next 50 years, Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond would reinvent Hollywood moviemaking for an entire generation — and maintain an iron-clad friendship along the way. Independent Lens | |
One in a BillionRavi Patel is almost 30 and still single, and his tradition-minded Hindu family is not happy. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, he enters the semi-arranged marriage system in America. One in a Billion explores the influences of culture and identity on the most intense, personal, and important part of one's life — love. Independent Lens | |
Operation Filmmakerby Nina Davenport Iraqi film student Muthana Mohmed — whose school was destroyed by American bombs — lands a dream job working on a Hollywood movie. Independent Lens | |
Overbookedby Stefano Strocchi and Stefano Tealdi A polite Italian travel agent and an authoritarian Moroccan immigrant, two very different men from two different cultures, try to manage a diverse group of people traveling from Italy to Morocco. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
Point of Entry: An Intimate Look at Modern ImmigrationCarlos is an illegal immigrant living in the United States with his wife and two children. His decision to leave Mexico, his parents and siblings weighed heavily on him, but he knew that for them to get ahead he would have to leave for America. He was 15 years old at the time. Today, Carlos is 30 and continues sending money home to his family. Global Voices | |
Pushing the Elephantby Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel A story of forgiveness, hope, and the joy of family life, Pushing the Elephant captures one woman’s mission for peace in her country beset by genocidal violence. Global Perspectives Collection, Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens, Women of the World | |
Rain in a Dry Landby Anne Makepeace Rain in a Dry Land chronicles a year in the lives of two Somali Bantu families as they leave behind a legacy of slavery in Africa to face new challenges as Muslim immigrants in post-9/11 America. Global Voices, POV |
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