immigration

Behind the Pose

By Alan Ng | January 2026

In writer-director Sally Lomidze’s short film, Behind the Pose, Masha (Ksena Samborska) is a 16-year-old model from Eastern Europe living in a…

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In writer-director Sally Lomidze's short film, Behind the Pose, Masha (Ksena Samborska) is a 16-year-old model from Eastern Europe living in a cramped New...

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We've seen hopeful renditions of the fortunate pilgrim's journey, the immigrant who comes to the land of milk and honey, and in it, washing away the...

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There Was, There Was Not, the feature-length debut of writer-director Emily Mkrtichian, abruptly shifts its focus halfway, or so, through. The first part...

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Exiled to a remote fishing town in Taiwan because of her parents' pending divorce, a young American girl, Anna (Hana Lee), dreams of returning home to the...

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HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Co-writers and co-directors Max Burgoyne-Moore and Salvatore Scarpa explore the hardship of adapting to and...

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Executive produced by actor-extraordinaire John Turturro, Potentially Dangerous is director Zach Baliva's first film. The documentary examines a forgotten...

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Writer-director Brandt Andersen's The Strangers' Case is a feature-length version of his short Refugee. Both are about the victims and refugees of the...

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"My name is Aisha Osagie" a young woman stutters, deliberately composed. "I have to go home for an emergency funeral. I- I need help with...

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If I Could Stay (Si Pudiera Quedarme) is a documentary directed by Theo Rigby and Florence Krochik. The film follows two women from different Latin...

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Writer-director Agnieszka Zwiefka takes a unique approach in Silent Trees, a documentary that not only sheds light on the global refugee crisis but also...

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