THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant experience

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
2003 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lee Isaac Chung USA

Chung crafts deeply personal narratives exploring the quiet struggles and resilience of immigrant families.

 Ryan Fleck USA

Intimate character studies exploring marginalized lives with unflinching empathy and social consciousness.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class immigrants and marginalized communities navigating bureaucratic systems.