Immigration & Border Studies

Trailer for the documentary "The End of Ethics" directed by Stephen French. A silhouette of the U.S. Capitol against an orange background. https://vimeo.com/1088473906
THE END OF ETHICS
From a lifetime of reporting on US corporate media, foreign policy, Vietnam, the prison system, whistleblowers, and surveillance, pioneering Journalist Robert Scheer unpacks the kaleidoscopic American experiment
Trailer for documentary "The Gig Is Up" directed by Shannon Walsh. Group of men in biking uniforms lined up. https://vimeo.com/665776208
THE GIG IS UP
Uncovering the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of people around the world working for companies like Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo
Trailer for documentary "The Last Animals" directed by Kate Brooks. Two rhinos eating and a man petting rhino. https://vimeo.com/395272027
THE LAST ANIMALS
Conservationists, scientists and activists battling to save elephants and rhinos from extinction
Trailer for documentary "The Last Out" directed by Sami Khan & Michael Gassert. Baseball player in blue shirt and red hat. https://vimeo.com/692342206
THE LAST OUT
Three Cuban baseball players leave their families and risk exile to chase their dreams of playing in the Major Leagues
Trailer for documentary “THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORYTELLER” directed by Alejandra Alcala. A woman looks down at a book. https://vimeo.com/896683859
THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORYTELLER
A Syrian refugee mother in Jordan’s Zaatari Camp empowers young girls through transformative reading circles, igniting hope and change
Trailer for documentary "The Race Epidemic" directed by Tony Shyu. Close up of The Statue of Liberty in tan background. https://vimeo.com/1055350039
THE RACE EPIDEMIC
An outbreak caused by Covid-19 – An epidemic of racism against Asian Americans
Trailer for documentary "The Unafraid" directed by Anayansi Prado & Heather Courtney. Woman speaking into megaphone. https://vimeo.com/296521464
THE UNAFRAID
They are undocumented. They are unapologetic. They are THE UNAFRAID.
Trailer for documentary "Time For Ilhan" directed by Norah Shapiro. Woman holding her hand up in front of mic. https://vimeo.com/310435279
TIME FOR ILHAN
One woman’s quest to become the first Somali Muslim lawmaker in the United States
Trailer for documentary "Tyrus" directed by Pamela Tom. Man painting on the floor in black and white. https://vimeo.com/210684465
TYRUS
His art inspired Bambi, his life will inspire you
Trailer for documentary “UNSEEN” directed by Set Hernandez. A man in a black baseball cap and blue shirt. https://vimeo.com/884177216
UNSEEN
An aspiring social worker, Pedro faces the uncertainty of life as a blind, undocumented immigrant
Trailer for documentary "Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America" directed by Tom Shepard. Child hugging woman from behind. https://vimeo.com/390097400
UNSETTLED: Seeking Refuge in America
LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East fleeing persecution to seek better and safer lives in the U.S.
"Voices from Texas" directed by Ray Santisteban. A collage of Mexican-American poets in the lone star state. https://vimeo.com/859874124
VOICES FROM TEXAS
Cultural and historical factors shape Mexican American writers as they employ poetry and spoken word to navigate their struggles and celebrate life
Trailer for documentary "Welcome Strangers" directed by Dia Sokol Savage. Woman and man standing in doorway. https://vimeo.com/705881096
WELCOME STRANGERS
When asylum-seeking immigrants are released from an ICE detention facility onto unfamiliar streets, where can they go for help?
“Wisdom Gone Wild” directed by Rea Tajiri. Daughter presses her noes against her mother who is in hospice. https://vimeo.com/866122140
WISDOM GONE WILD
A vibrant tender cine-poem; a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia
Immigration & Border Studies documentaries from GOOD DOCS