Found 9 resources on immigration

immigration


The following films from the Media That Matters™ collection explore the issue of immigration.

BY-STANDING: THE BEGINNING OF AN AMERICAN LIFETIME

About BY-STANDING: THE BEGINNING OF AN AMERICAN LIFETIME from Director Karen Lin BY-STANDING is the collision of…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

DAY JOB

From the beginning, filmmaking and positive social change have always gone hand-in-hand for me. After working with…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

EVERYBODY’S NUTS

In the beginning, my inspiration for making this piece was a way to escape summer doldrums. It…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 11 collection

EXILED IN AMERICA

EXILED IN AMERICA explores immigration in the United States, focusing on detention and deportation from the point…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

GROWING UP REFUGEE

In Burma (Myanmar), thousands of tribal Karen people are on the receiving end of a brutal ethnic…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

IMMERSION

Casting was probably the most important part of making IMMERSION. The search to find Moises and his…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

ISA’S FINAL DRAFT

By choosing to focus on the personal journey of a young undocumented woman, the Global Action Project’s…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 11 collection

LESSONS FROM A TAILOR

The inspiration for this film came directly from the man himself. When I first met Martin Greenfield…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border

More About Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border from Producer WITNESS Rights on the Line:…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

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