Identity Movies

A migrant worker suffocates in the quiet aftermath of a hate crime video circulating online. As every response fails, he discovers that the only...

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an...

The Metaphor That Became a Room is a psychological drama exploring identity, communication, and the struggle for self-understanding. Divided into two...

In order to rescue his father's ramshackle grill restaurant, filmmaker and vegetarian Dario Aguirre is traveling back to his homeland Ecuador. What...

An actress finds herself trapped by an algorithm that hijacks extracts from her films for distribution on porn sites. After months with no help from...

At the start of a new year in a rapidly changing Singapore, an ageing provision shop owner clings to the quiet repetition of his daily routine. When...

Niall Cunningham has spent his life on the waters of Dalkey, a place that has always felt like home. His father, Ken, served as the ferryman, a role...

Thousands of people walk past a Manhattan jewelry store everyday, unaware of the hair salon directly beneath their feet. This documentary goes...

A young boy searches for the meaning of life, but instead must learn to cope with issues much greater than himself.

Alexandra has been playing tennis for as long as she can remember. After years of training under the instructions of her father, Julio (a retired...

Lorraine Carter lives a quiet, contemptuous life in the mundane suburbs of Lincoln. She is restless, discontented and dreams of what once was and...

Experimental film woven around a poem about Chicano culture in the U.S. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

Purple Leone is an experimental short film exploring how trends emerge and spread across the world. Through a blend of visuals and sound, it reflects...

A non for profit student made short film following the struggle of a young man grappling with the fear that he resembles his absent father. Focusing...

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements that forge the character of his people: their...

Melvin, a teenager, returns to his past in an attempt to remember who he truly was after feeling he left himself behind. He confronts his teenage and...

A young woman fights for survival against a mysterious botanical infection

"Niña Linda" follows the story of a young Dominican-American college student, Carolina (played by Aileen Pujols), who begins to find a new...

The link between body and mind is portrayed in the context of materialism; the importance of physical objects to express personal identity in the...

An art dealer brokers a final exchange.