Inmigration

Serapio Ruiz attempted more than thirty times to cross the border between Mexico and the United States to reach the American dream. Having achieved to be the best grafter of grapevines in the world, he returned to Mexico to help the people of Lake Chapala, becoming a reference of migration. With Trump declaring a ‘national emergency’ at the border and establishing new measures to curb irregular migration and facilitate deportations, every day many people embark on a journey similar to...

Independence Day in Athens. A girl is not allowed to play with the boys. Neither is a small boy, an immigrant’s son.The girl lights a small fire and tells a small lie about the boy. Small lies easily get out of control. So do small racist...

Through a trains window that travels at night, we can...

The Canary Route has become the main access route to Europe from Spain. The context of the COVID-19 health crisis has hindered the implementation of reception protocols for migrants from Africa, showing that the immigration regulations have been insufficient when it comes to managing the arrival of small boats to the coasts. The documentary makes an analysis of the European regulations through professionals from different sectors and the first-hand testimony of those who have lived it. "They...

In the drought-stricken town of Agua Dulce, in the California High Desert, a ten year old girl challenges her grandfather, a cranky retired firefighter, to follow a crazy plan and bring water back to the dry...

In a summer mansion in the Costa Brava, a young domestic worker has to serve two rich kids while they enjoy their summer. Amongst cocktails, drugs and dishwashers, she will look for her own way of having...

Bruno is an evangelical priest who travels from Peru to Buenos Aires after his church mysteriously burned down. There he must work for ¨El Diego¨, an old friend from his distant past. However, Diego gradually introduces him into the world of drug trafficking and dancing nights. If he wants to stay at his job, and help his family, Bruno must make a crucial...

Chen Jianguo (Foundation of the Republic) and Jian Ping Liu (Small Law) are two men who frequent the Center of Chinese Elders of Usera, in Madrid. During the preparations for the Chinese New Year, one of them dies and a series of electrical problems begins to happen in the club that threaten to spoil the...

Sparked by backlash to a neo-Nazi rally and a stream of strict anti-immigrant laws passing in the state of Arizona, a group of activists organizes to build Phoenix Allies for Community Health, a unique free clinic serving undocumented immigrants. The film follows their journey, delves into the heart and history of the clinic, and chronicles the poignant stories of undocumented patients as well as their courage and...

Feng, a young alienated Chinese man, roams Madrid´s downtown streets night after night, selling beer cans. One morning he gets an unexpected call that will change his life: a call from the Great...

Indira, a Cuban actress, succeeded to flee to USA but her emigration inflicted consequences on her family. In Santa Clara (Cuba) she left 11-years-old son Leandro and other members of her numerous family. Settled now in New Jersey, Indira struggles to adapt to cold weather, different mentality and to a completely new social system. Her "American Dream" turns to be an "American Nightmare", while her son Leandro is waiting in Santa Clara for her to settle so he can come and live with her in...

Thousands of foreign workers support today the most known Italian excellence: agri-food production. A docu-musical shows their daily...

Mina (8), a Kurdish girl raised in Norway, has indirectly become a victim of the war on terror. She knows more about the situation than the adults...

After years of living as an illegal immigrant in France, Ali managed to start a family and fit in the French society. His life is disrupted when two undocumented workers move into the house in front of...

P.I.G.S. tells the story of a brief and evocative encounter between a man who decided to put an end to his life, and a group of survivors from a near death experience. The darkest moment coexists with the joy and the celebration of life for a brief lapse of time, enough to alter the destiny of those...

Naomi Ducuara Bucurú, is an indigenous woman in southern Tolima, displaced by the armed conflict in Colombia. Like her, dozens of indigenous men and women victims of violence come to big cities to establish in suburbian areas, until they become invisible. This is how the Cutumay Rio de Oro community is born in the Martinica village of Ibagué, formed by others displaced indigenous who fight for a place in the city where they can recreate their customs and practices permanently so the...

Jose is an outdated man with an outdated business. His store, a technical support which made him feel alive in the past, is about to close. One of his last working days José is visited by a mysterious...

A girl with a worried look walks throughout the city, constantly repeating the same word: firefly, firefly,...