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18 Ius Soli: Il diritto di essere italiani
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directed by Fred Kuowrnu, fl. 2003; produced by Struggle Filmworks (Rome, Lazio: Privately Published, 2012), 53 mins
18 Ius Soli (the right of soil) is a 2012 award-winning grassroots Italian documentary about the issues of the citizenship for 1,000,000 of kids born in Italy. Officially selected at Black Berlin International Cinema. This documentary “examines” the law that denies citizenship to young people born in Italy of...
directed by Fred Kuowrnu, fl. 2003; produced by Struggle Filmworks (Rome, Lazio: Privately Published, 2012), 53 mins
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Against the Tide
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directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
Since the mid-1990s, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach Europe. This film shares the extraordinary action taken by activists from Africa and Europe: raising awareness, mobilizing public opinion, and continuing the struggle for the rights of boat-people.
directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
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At Home in the World
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directed by Andreas Koefoed, 1979-; produced by Sara Stockmann, Sonntag Pictures (DR Sales, 2015), 58 mins
This video, directed by Andreas Koefoed, is about five refugee children at a Red Cross school in Denmark.
directed by Andreas Koefoed, 1979-; produced by Sara Stockmann, Sonntag Pictures (DR Sales, 2015), 58 mins
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BORDERS:   THE NETHERLANDS - NIGERIA
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directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
We all know the exciting, sweaty, scary, uncomfortable feeling arriving at a border. You will have to submit yourself to the guards standing in front of you. In a split second your mind is alert. “Do I carry any illegal product, are my papers in order, did I take my “special” cigarettes out”, what about t...
directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
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El Chogui
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directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 3 mins
Luis Miguel, a young peasant living in Oaxaca, had a dream. He wanted to lift his family out of poverty by becoming a champion Mexican boxer. He even invented a name for himself -- “El Chogui” (Little Bird). But when he determined that fame and fortune in the boxing ring was not a real possibility, he decided...
directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 3 mins
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I'm Okay
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directed by Pia Lenz, 1986-; produced by Carsten Rau, 1967- and Hauke Wendler, 1967-, PIER 53 Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (Germany: PIER 53 Filmproduktion, 2016), 1 hour 35 mins

In the late summer of 2015, three words split a whole country: we can do it. Millions of Germans are still working for asylum seekers. But elsewhere refugee homes are already burning, xenophobia is on the rise, and the government is arguing about ceilings and language courses for refugees. Welcome culture was the...

directed by Pia Lenz, 1986-; produced by Carsten Rau, 1967- and Hauke Wendler, 1967-, PIER 53 Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (Germany: PIER 53 Filmproduktion, 2016), 1 hour 35 mins
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Immigration Battle: Reasons to Believe (Directors Cut)
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directed by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 and Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010; produced by Epidavros Project (New York, NY: Epidavros Project, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix America's broken immigration system?Go behind closed doors in Washington's corridors of power to explore the political realities surrounding one of the country's most pressing and divisive issues.
directed by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 and Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010; produced by Epidavros Project (New York, NY: Epidavros Project, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
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Jung Sai: Chinese Americans
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directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Saul Rubin, fl. 1974 and Elaine Attias, 1928- (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1977), 29 mins
A young Chinese American journalist seeks her ethnic origins by traveling through the West Coast Chinese community interviewing people on the coolie labor immigrations, work in railroads and mines, and contributions made by Chinese to American culture.
directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Saul Rubin, fl. 1974 and Elaine Attias, 1928- (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1977), 29 mins
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Like a Man on Earth
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directed by Dagmawi Yimer, 1977- and Andrea Segre, 1976-; produced by Andrea Segre, 1976-, Alessandro Triulzi, 1941- and Marco Carsetti, fl. 2010, ZaLab and Asinitas Onlus (Padua, Veneto: ZaLab, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
A journey of pain and dignity, through which Dagmawi Yimer manages to give voice to the almost impossible memory of human suffering, compared to which Italy and Europe have responsibilities that they could not stay much longer hidden. "Like a man on earth" gathers for the first time the direct voice of African mig...
directed by Dagmawi Yimer, 1977- and Andrea Segre, 1976-; produced by Andrea Segre, 1976-, Alessandro Triulzi, 1941- and Marco Carsetti, fl. 2010, ZaLab and Asinitas Onlus (Padua, Veneto: ZaLab, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
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Maid in Lebanon
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Cheryl Uys-Allie, fl. 2007, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2007), 25 mins
Maid in Lebanon' is about the thousands of Asian women who leave their homes to work as housemaids in the Arab World, in the hope of securing a better economic future. Yet, since their experiences are hidden behind closed doors, little is known of the fears, struggles and abuses they face while working abroad. Tra...
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Cheryl Uys-Allie, fl. 2007, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2007), 25 mins
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