Against the backdrop of migration, a young Gambian's perilous journey to Europe meets unexpected challenges. But with U…
At 11, Bryan grapples with a missing father in the U.S. and a looming decision: pursue education or embrace his family'…
A young Chinese director navigates his sexual identity in Europe, confronting cultural expectations and self-expression…
When Viv Li returns to Beijing after a decade abroad, she grapples with the realities of her dual identity, diving into…
An Emotional Quest Bridging Cultures and Discovering Identity.
In this educational UN short film, illustrates the harrowing journey of a family grappling with the realities of climat…
In this Experimental Documentary, siblings Alexandre and Jeanne confront their haunting past and the trials of emigrati…
A Cuban-born balloon seller dreams of mastering magic, questioning his place in the world amid his underground journeys.
This is a Short animated compelling journey through cultural immersion and language learning, vividly portrayed by a te…
This short film follows four young immigrants from diverse backgrounds as they navigate love, friendship, and cultural …
Five hopeful migrants, trapped in Ceuta, a Spanish outpost in Morocco, grapple with mounting anxiety as they stand just…
This Documentary is an inspiring journey of resilience and innovation, tracing Elie Tahari's rise from a refugee camp t…
Unraveling the threads of diverse lives intersecting amid Madrid's shifting cultural landscape.
Trapped in a gray and monotonous country, a girl dares to think of crossing the wall that separates her from what is ou…
After being disappeared by a fascist group in 1960, this film by the Master Jacinto Esteva about the emigration of Span…
Photographs, travel videos, a female voice-over. Filmmaker Nora Särak creates a colorful and fresh collage to talk abou…
At the border between Italy and France, migrants hope to cross northwards with the help of the locals. In the meantime,…
Serene and educational, in this documentary the colorful inhabitants of Misiones, a border region in northern Argentina…
Through stories told by the protagonists themselves, this animated documentary tells the unknown interstices of African…
If for filmmaker Valentina Signorelli becoming a naturalized British citizen was not difficult, for three other migrant…
Canada-based Iranian director Farhad Pakdel films four Iranian families in this country as they reminisce about the spa…
Funny, musical, lighthearted. This historical documentary tells the incredible story of how a small port town in Spain …
Using videos that have gone viral on social networks about the conflicts in their countries of origin, migrants based i…
Having escaped from Africa to Europe after being harshly harassed for her homosexuality, Pepsi tells us what it has bee…
Funny and absurd, yet profoundly realistic. This documentary follows a group of Middle Eastern immigrants as they try t…
After leaving behind a war-torn Belgrade, three Serbian artists navigate a new life in New York. This is their story of…
This short film is the endearing portrait of Roed Roza, a South American migrant in Milan, Italy. Stripped of his land …
Calais is not only a prominent port city in France, but also the crossroads for many migrants trying to reach England. …
A group of North Korean refugee women living in South Korea have an essential ritual since they left their home in sear…
A family gravitates between two countries. Indira in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Mehdina in France, are two sisters with di…
In a country historically closed to immigration, a group of asylum seekers show themselves only through their hands and…
On the dangerous route that Central American migrants take to the United States, a Catholic missionary welcomes travele…
This experimental short film uses found footage of trips in Europe during the 70s to make a powerful and fleeting essay…
With only a single shot of a sunset over the Aegean Sea, this short film makes a philosophical provocation on the Europ…
By observing a group of Kazakh migrants working in a remote rural village in Russia, we learn about their harsh story o…
Having fled his country's civil war in his childhood, filmmaker Jude Ratman returns to Siri Lanka to confront the trace…
With the texture of videotapes from the early 1990s, a Turkish filmmaker in exile makes a personal essay on the consequ…
The Greek island of Lesvos is today a bridge to the European dream for thousands of Asian and African migrants. Through…
In a remote mountainous region of China, Hou Junli and his family remain in a small village that has seen so many leave…
In the best style of the Cine-Verité school, filmmaker Dmitry Kabakov portrays a humble village near Moscow, where Russ…
This independently filmed short film is a glance at the Chinese community in Brazil, with all its nuances, stereotypes …
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
Through a poignant observational approach, this documentary dissects the dynamics of the safari tourism business in Sou…
Made as a thematic triptych (Hope, Faith and Love) this documentary follows eight single men who embark on a long journ…
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
Chinese descendants in Serbia may go unnoticed in a rural farm, small retail stores or as employees in a mall. Will the…
Lludy, a Brazilian immigrant, has just lost his flat in Barcelona and has nowhere to go. Through her belongings we disc…
This gem from the Rotterdam Film Festival is a chronicle-essay ... or rather a kind of diary, as philosophical as it is…
Best Documentary Films
