THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant success

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rise
Rise
2022 · Cédric Klapisch
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
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
La La Land
La La Land
2016 · Damien Chazelle
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
2003 · Martin Scorsese
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Barry Jenkins USA

His films explore identity, belonging, and the internal lives of marginalized communities navigating displacement and connection in contemporary America.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He examines themes of family, acceptance, and what defines home through intimate stories of people building unconventional families across cultural and social boundaries.