Immigration & Border Studies

Trailer for documentary "Tyrus" directed by Pamela Tom. Man painting on the floor in black and white. https://vimeo.com/210684465

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

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

LGBT 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