Diaspora Movies

  • 2024
    Shook

    Shook

    Shook

    02024HD

    After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or "Ash" learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success...

    Shook
  • 1973
    Letter from Romania

    Letter from Romania

    Letter from Romania

    01973HD

    Part of a series of promotional films commissioned by Romania's National Tourism Office in the early 1970s with the aim of reconnecting diasporic ...

    Letter from Romania
  • 2018
    Moon Rabbit

    Moon Rabbit

    Moon Rabbit

    22018HD

    Seven-year-old Rio visits her grandparents in Japan for the first time. She observes the beauty and unfamiliarity of the household, sensing a...

    Moon Rabbit
  • 2019
    Bruja

    Bruja

    Bruja

    02019HD

    A story of diaspora. The film criticises the myth of Swiss neutrality, which violently masks structural, systemic, and social passivity.

    Bruja
  • 2009
    American Herro

    American Herro

    American Herro

    02009HD

    American Herro is the remarkable story of a young Kurdish girl who comes to America as a refugee from Iraq and lives out the American dream. 30-years...

    American Herro
  • 2023
    Post Term

    Post Term

    Post Term

    02023HD

    Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.

    Post Term
  • 2024
    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    02024HD

    In Japan, a Filipina migrant is chosen by a haunted dress to be its new owner and is manipulated into hunting down the murderer of the previous owner.

    The Red Dress
  • 2007
    Blood and Water

    Blood and Water

    Blood and Water

    02007HD

    When the 2004 tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka, 65-year-old Anton Ambrose's wife and daughter were killed. "In five minutes," he says, "I lost...

    Blood and Water
  • 1970
    Intrusive Thoughts

    Intrusive Thoughts

    Intrusive Thoughts

    01970HD

    In the aftermath of a breakup, a struggling filmmaker becomes seduced by his therapist while his ex-girlfriend grapples with her identity and where...

    Intrusive Thoughts
  • 2023
    Cuarto de Hora

    Cuarto de Hora

    Cuarto de Hora

    102023HD

    Alex (25), is a young Haitian man living in Chile who is undocumented and does not speak Spanish. After a car accident he is helped and translated by...

    Cuarto de Hora
  • 2022
    Is My Living In Vain

    Is My Living In Vain

    Is My Living In Vain

    02022HD

    Is My Living in Vain is a meditation on the continuing history and emancipatory potential of the Black church as a space of belonging, affirmation...

    Is My Living In Vain
  • 2022
    The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

    The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

    The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

    02022HD

    Thousands of Hongkongers, still living in the shadow of the 2019 protests, are immigrating to the UK to forge a freer future. This film documents...

    The Grass is Greener on the Other Side
  • 2017
    Night Working

    Night Working

    Night Working

    02017HD

    Lin, a migrant female worker from Cambodia, and Yeon-hee, a Korean, are friends who work together at a factory at night. One day, the two will go to...

    Night Working
  • 2018
    Life is Fare

    Life is Fare

    Life is Fare

    02018HD

    This beautiful film about the immigrant experience is a San Francisco film about Eritrea. Sephora Woldu plays "Sephora" who, like the director, is an...

    Life is Fare
  • 2021
    Arada

    Arada

    Arada

    72021HD

    The story of three Turkish men. They all grew up in Switzerland and all got deported after various criminal offenses.

    Arada
  • 1970
    Tales from Arab Detroit

    Tales from Arab Detroit

    Tales from Arab Detroit

    01970HD

    Tales from Arab Detroit is a video documentary offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives and struggles of the Arab American community in the...

    Tales from Arab Detroit
  • 2002
    The Real Eve

    The Real Eve

    The Real Eve

    102002HD

    The made-for-cable documentary film The Real Eve is predicated on the theory that the human race can be traced to a common ancestor. The...

    The Real Eve
  • 2021
    You Wouldn't Get It...

    You Wouldn't Get It...

    You Wouldn't Get It...

    02021HD

    Jaira, Chelsea, and Alecz catch up with their friend, Sujee, who lives in Busan, Korea. Sujee is lonely and seeks people who understand her struggles...

    You Wouldn't Get It...
  • 2020
    Community of Parting

    Community of Parting

    Community of Parting

    02020HD

    Community of Parting
  • 2019
    Goodbye My Love, NK

    Goodbye My Love, NK

    Goodbye My Love, NK

    02019HD

    Where you are born is called “hometown”. What do you call where you are buried? A story about 8 North Koreans who went to Moscow Film...

    Goodbye My Love, NK