The Other Sideby Amyn Kaderali A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity. FUTURESTATES | |
Paper Wordsby Joyce Lee A 3-D-animated short about a bright, five year old from China who uses her imagination to cope with her new life in America. 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 | |
Promised Landby Joseph Lin Refugees from the dystopian future are immigrating to the past, and citizen watch groups have formed to stop them. On his first “border patrol,” teenage Jackson must choose between his father’s principles and his own sense of humanity. FUTURESTATES | |
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. POV, Global Voices | |
Recalling Orange Countyby Mylene Moreno Examining the fierce recall election of Nativo Lopez, a school board leader and immigrant rights activist, Recalling Orange County reveals both the cultural chasm and surprising alliances between the suburban establishment and a growing Latino community. Voces | |
Refugeeby Spencer Nakasako Three young Cambodian American men return to the land of their roots wielding video cameras to document their experience of meeting fathers, sisters, and brothers for the first time. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Reporteroby Bernardo Ruiz A veteran reporter and photojournalist chronicles the interconnected stories of a rapidly changing city on the Mexican-American border. POV | |
Sentenced Homeby Nicole Newnham and David Grabias Raised as Americans in inner-city projects near Seattle, three young Cambodian men are deported back to Cambodia, caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future by a system that doesn't offer any second chances. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Speaking in Tonguesby Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider Four children — learning to be bilingual and bicultural — raise questions about what it means to be American in the 21st century. |
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