Movies: Immigrant

  • 1922
    The Good Provider

    The Good Provider (1922)

    The Good Provider

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    A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home....

    The Good Provider
  • 1969
    The Swimming Lesson

    The Swimming Lesson (1969)

    The Swimming Lesson

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    Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons began after a newly arrived refugee, a Congolese boy, drowned in the summer of 2017. ​​...

    The Swimming Lesson
  • 2012
    Polaris

    Polaris (2012)

    Polaris

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    Work. Eat. Sleep. And back to work. For a long time skippers in the North East of Scotland could not find locals to work on their fishing vessels. That was until Filipino fishermen started coming to town for work. Both nationalities strive to shorten...

    Polaris
  • 1969
    To My Motherland

    To My Motherland (1969)

    To My Motherland

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    To My Motherland is an experimental personal essay film that blends personal photographs and home videos to explore the complexities of immigration, language, and returning to the motherland....

    To My Motherland
  • 2020
    Habib

    Habib (2020)

    Habib

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    A young Arab-American hides his passion for stand up comedy from his immigrant father in order to avoid bringing shame to the family....

    Habib
  • 1992
    Return Home

    Return Home (1992)

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    After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St. Paul, Alberta to speak to her grandparents about their journey from China to Canada....

    Return Home
  • 2025
    Gabriel

    Gabriel (2025)

    Gabriel

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    Gabriel, a recent immigrant, grapples with whether to show his nationality on his resume. As he sets out to find a job the next day, he confronts the daunting task amid his language barriers. An unpleasant encounter prompts him to reflect on his fami...

    Gabriel
  • 2025
    Bossman

    Bossman (2025)

    Bossman

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    A man recounts his life experiences from his youth in Türkiye, to his many years spent behind the counter at a small Fish & Chip shop in the UK....

    Bossman
  • 2009
    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat (2009)

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    Gurbet - Fremde Heimat
  • 2022
    A Heart On The Mend

    A Heart On The Mend (2022)

    A Heart On The Mend

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    Following the unexpected death of his fiancée the night before his wedding, Ralph's desire to ever love again is shattered. Then he meets Joanne. Will her love and her charm be enough for him to start living again; for good this time?...

    A Heart On The Mend
  • 2022
    Perianayaki

    Perianayaki (2022)

    Perianayaki

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    Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-o...

    Perianayaki
  • 2018
    Not Just Football

    Not Just Football (2018)

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    Not Just Football
  • 1988
    Kelvin and His Friends

    Kelvin and His Friends (1988)

    Kelvin and His Friends

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    A closely observed portrait of a single man in his 40's who lives in St. Kilda. Although he has none of the trappings of conventional existence, Kelvin's obsessive interest in born again Christianity, physical culture and recent German/Jewish history...

    Kelvin and His Friends
  • 2017
    Like a Fish out of the Water

    Like a Fish out of the Water (2017)

    Like a Fish out of the Water

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    Woojin, a 25-year-old Korean student tries to adjust to a new city where he doesn’t speak the language. Confusion, despair and bad breath makes him face his mental barriers and open himself to a different culture....

    Like a Fish out of the Water
  • 1969
    Memento Amare

    Memento Amare (1969)

    Memento Amare

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    Immigrant construction worker Mihai lives his life divided between the memories of his family that he left at home and his monotonous daily existence on the construction site....

    Memento Amare
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman (1953)

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

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    In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on ...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 2011
    Gangsterläufer

    Gangsterläufer (2011)

    Gangsterläufer

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    A knife in the pocket, adrenaline in the blood and only one dream in mind: to be a gangster - and the biggest one at that. Yehya was 15 years old and close to realizing his dream when he met the filmmaker Christian Stahl in the stairwell. Yehya wasn'...

    Gangsterläufer
  • 1991
    The Cartier Operation

    The Cartier Operation (1991)

    The Cartier Operation

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    An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassia Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale....

    The Cartier Operation
  • 1969
    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012 (1969)

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

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    Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for advancing systemic change for a racially just society. With its foundation firmly in the Asian and Paci...

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012
  • 1969
    Me & You

    Me & You (1969)

    Me & You

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    Tensions rise between an immigrant father and his first generation son as they try to connect with each other and deal with the weight of cultural expectations...

    Me & You