Migration Movies

  • 2023
    Open Letters

    Open Letters

    Open Letters

    82023HD

    Between 1931 to 2002, Switzerland issued some six million seasonal residence permits, known as "A" permits, to immigrant workers. This status carried...

    Open Letters
  • 2021
    Libya: No Escape from Hell

    Libya: No Escape from Hell

    Libya: No Escape from Hell

    7.72021HD

    Libya: No Escape from Hell
  • 1994
    Money for Bread

    Money for Bread

    Money for Bread

    5.51994HD

    Women from Turkey and Mecklenburg are working together side-by-side at a fish-processing factory in Lübeck. As they work, they share stories...

    Money for Bread
  • 2018
    A 3 Minute Hug

    A 3 Minute Hug

    A 3 Minute Hug

    6.52018HD

    As daylight breaks between the border cities of El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, undocumented migrants and their relatives, divided by a wall,...

    A 3 Minute Hug
  • 2017
    Notes about identity

    Notes about identity

    Notes about identity

    102017HD

    Notes about identity
  • 2017
    Europe at Sea

    Europe at Sea

    Europe at Sea

    02017HD

    Exclusive access to chief diplomat of the EU Federica Mogherini as Europe faces a crumbling world order.

    Europe at Sea
  • 2015
    Si-o-se Pol

    Si-o-se Pol

    Si-o-se Pol

    6.82015HD

    Released from prison and terminally ill, Parvis Karimpour is determined to be reunited with his daughter, Nasrin, who fled Iran for Europe many years...

    Si-o-se Pol
  • 2015
    Refugee: The Eritrean Exodus

    Refugee: The Eritrean Exodus

    Refugee: The Eritrean Exodus

    02015HD

    Follow Chris Cotter, an American traveler, as he explores a common migration path through Ethiopia and into Israel, tracking the plight of Eritrean...

    Refugee: The Eritrean Exodus
  • 1970
    I'll Smile in September

    I'll Smile in September

    I'll Smile in September

    01970HD

    Kismateen, a 24-year-old brass band player in Old Delhi, tries to find his smile back with dental implants after being forcefully separated from the...

    I'll Smile in September
  • 1972
    Pueblo de lata

    Pueblo de lata

    Pueblo de lata

    01972HD

    Migrants from the countryside and unemployed people from neighbouring cities take over some unused land and establish a neighbourhood in the...

    Pueblo de lata
  • 2024
    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    02024HD

    Before the eyes of the Sudanese Ahmed (25), the war broke out in full force. He decides to flee on foot to the Netherlands alone, to be able to live...

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
  • 2005
    Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds

    Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds

    Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds

    02005HD

    This video research is based on a trip to Morocco in July 2005, during which the director documented irregular migration transiting through Morocco,...

    Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds
  • 2002
    La photo déchirée, chronique d'une émigration clandestine

    La photo déchirée, chronique d'une émigration clandestine

    La photo déchirée, chronique d'une émigration clandestine

    02002HD

    At the beginning of the 60's, thousands of Portuguese turned up in France through the underground. They were fleeing misery, war and repression. Left...

    La photo déchirée, chronique d'une émigration clandestine
  • 1997
    Wir sind schon da!

    Wir sind schon da!

    Wir sind schon da!

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    Five women, members of the Sans Papiers, talk about the history and reasons for founding the organisation, as well as their most important demands,...

    Wir sind schon da!
  • 2012
    Kif Kif , Siciliani di Tunisia

    Kif Kif , Siciliani di Tunisia

    Kif Kif , Siciliani di Tunisia

    62012HD

    A story about the migration from Sicily to Tunisy over the unity of Italy.

    Kif Kif , Siciliani di Tunisia
  • 2016
    Speechless

    Speechless

    Speechless

    72016HD

    Speechless
  • 1991
    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

    5.51991HD

    A man encounters colorful characters while driving a taxi in Papua New Guinea.

    Tinpis Run
  • 1970
    X-Mission

    X-Mission

    X-Mission

    01970HD

    X-Mission explores the logic of the refugee camp as one of the oldest extra-territorial zones. Taking the Palestinian refugee camp as a case in...

    X-Mission
  • 2012
    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

    02012HD

    Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world and the place she was born. Civil...

    Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place
  • 2023
    Between Lands

    Between Lands

    Between Lands

    02023HD

    A long time ago, Ana Laura, Gustavo, and Jesús crossed the border in search of a better opportunity. They worked hard, built a family, and...

    Between Lands