films about migration

Still from 'Identifying Features' courtesy of Kino Lorber

REVIEW ‘Identifying Features’: A Mother Embarks on a Dangerous Journey from Mexico to the USA

By Lia Gomez-Lang 19 January, 2021

This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. Disappearances of... Read Article

A still from the film I'm No Longer Here / Ya No Estoy Aqui

REVIEW ‘I’m No Longer Here’: A Coming-of-Age Story About Music and Migration

By Amy Hancock 08 December, 2020

I’m No Longer Here (Ya No Estoy Aquí) is a remarkable new film by Mexican Director Fernando Frías de la... Read Article

REVIEW ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’: Cuban-Born Brothers and Musicians Collaborate for the First Time

By Carolina Amoruso 02 December, 2020

Aldo López-Gavilán’s eyes open wide and round as he examines a vast gallery of vintage American cars in Detroit. On... Read Article

REVIEW ‘Los Lobos’: Brothers Fend For Themselves in a Mexican Equivalent to ‘The Florida Project’

By Sarah Jacobs 17 November, 2020

Los Lobos (The Wolves, 2020, directed by Samuel Kishi) is the story of an undocumented Mexican family who’ve recently arrived... Read Article

The US Immigration System Laid Bare: An Interview with the Directors of ‘The Infiltrators’

By Chris Paul 07 October, 2020

Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, directors of The Infiltrators (2019), spoke about their bold hybrid documentary and why it brings... Read Article