Migration Movies

  • 2022
    Köy

    Köy

    Köy

    02022HD

    KÖY (Turkish for village) is about the longing for home, for belonging and the freedom of the self. Three women from three generations are...

    Köy
  • 1970
    I'll Smile in September

    I'll Smile in September

    I'll Smile in September

    01970HD

    Kismateen, a 24-year-old brass band player in Old Delhi, tries to find his smile back with dental implants after being forcefully separated from the...

    I'll Smile in September
  • 2012
    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    102012HD

    Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world and the place she was born.

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place
  • 2001
    Lights for Gita

    Lights for Gita

    Lights for Gita

    92001HD

    This animated short, based on the book by Rachna Gilmore, is the story of Gita, an 8-year-old girl who can't wait to celebrate Divali - the Hindu...

    Lights for Gita
  • 2024
    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    02024HD

    Before the eyes of the Sudanese Ahmed (25), the war broke out in full force. He decides to flee on foot to the Netherlands alone, to be able to live...

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
  • 2003
    Home Movie: A Diary for my American-Born Son

    Home Movie: A Diary for my American-Born Son

    Home Movie: A Diary for my American-Born Son

    102003HD

    A film about homes on both sides of an ocean.

    Home Movie: A Diary for my American-Born Son
  • 2015
    Si-o-se Pol

    Si-o-se Pol

    Si-o-se Pol

    6.32015HD

    Released from prison and terminally ill, Parvis Karimpour is determined to be reunited with his daughter, Nasrin, who fled Iran for Europe many years...

    Si-o-se Pol
  • 1972
    Tonta tonta, pero no tanto

    Tonta tonta, pero no tanto

    Tonta tonta, pero no tanto

    7.81972HD

    María Nicolasa Cruz, an illiterate young Mazahua woman, travels to Mexico City in search of a better life, only to be swept into a chain of...

    Tonta tonta, pero no tanto
  • 2020
    Obāchan

    Obāchan

    Obāchan

    02020HD

    Obāchan is Japanese. She left her native archipelago in 1941 to marry one of her compatriots, 17 years older, settled in Mexico. Through...

    Obāchan
  • 2021
    The Face of a City

    The Face of a City

    The Face of a City

    02021HD

    The stories of four Iranian families who emigrate to Canada and the city they leave behind. As departure time approaches, social spaces become places...

    The Face of a City
  • 2026
    I Dreamed of a Man Who Dreamed of Horses

    I Dreamed of a Man Who Dreamed of Horses

    I Dreamed of a Man Who Dreamed of Horses

    02026HD

    I Dreamed of a Man Who Dreamed of Horses
  • 2026
    The Sons of Ilir

    The Sons of Ilir

    The Sons of Ilir

    02026HD

    Having fled Albania over 30 years ago, Agim and Erjon have led different lives. Their father's last wish brings them back. There they have to...

    The Sons of Ilir
  • 2013
    La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

    La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

    La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

    5.82013HD

    Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are...

    La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus
  • 1978
    On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

    91978HD

    An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.

    On a Paving Stone Mounted
  • 2025
    nor any memories of the turning backs

    nor any memories of the turning backs

    nor any memories of the turning backs

    02025HD

    [poem_body_memory_voice] None of them belong to each other. All of them belong to themselves. A layered accumulation —___- a poetic exercise...

    nor any memories of the turning backs
  • 2020
    Have You Eaten?

    Have You Eaten?

    Have You Eaten?

    02020HD

    Living in downtown Toronto to attend school, Lina Li returns to the comfort of home in Thornhill and her mother's cooking. In this candid short,...

    Have You Eaten?
  • 2010
    Adrift: People of a Lesser God

    Adrift: People of a Lesser God

    Adrift: People of a Lesser God

    02010HD

    ADRIFT- People of a Lesser God is the story of an incredible odyssey made by several-times Pulitzer Prize-nominated undercover reporter Dominique C....

    Adrift: People of a Lesser God
  • 1974
    The Tribe

    The Tribe

    The Tribe

    61974HD

    A family tribe of Cro-Magnons faces hardships, such as hunger, animal attacks, Neanderthal attacks, and death from injuries as they migrate to find a...

    The Tribe
  • 2019
    A Tale of Two Kitchens

    A Tale of Two Kitchens

    A Tale of Two Kitchens

    5.9352019HD

    Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. At Gabriela Cámara's acclaimed Contramar in Mexico City, the welcoming, uniformed waiters are as...

    A Tale of Two Kitchens
  • 1989
    Migrations II

    Migrations II

    Migrations II

    81989HD

    Screening of the synonymous Milos Crnjanski's poetic novel about the tragedy of Serbian people who scattered their energy and bones from Dnepr to...

    Migrations II