THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant communities

28 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
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
2003 · Martin Scorsese
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Code Unknown
Code Unknown
2000 · Michael Haneke
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Fracking War
The Fracking War
2013 · Fernando Solanas
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
Belle
Belle
2021 · Mamoru Hosoda
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006 · Tsai Ming-liang
If You Were Me
If You Were Me
2003 · Park Jin-pyo
Image
Image
2014 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala
1991 · Mira Nair
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The City of Lost Souls
The City of Lost Souls
2000 · Takashi Miike
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · Michael Powell
Undead
Undead
2003 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently portray the struggles of working-class and immigrant communities facing systemic inequality and social injustice.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores themes of displacement, belonging, and unconventional families, often depicting characters on the margins of society including immigrants and refugees.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work examines precarious lives and economic displacement, centering marginalized voices including immigrants navigating America's underbelly.