Films

From backroads to bustling cities, these films invite us on vibrant journeys across continents, cultures, and personal histories. This series celebrates the resilience, creativity, and inner compass of those forging new lives in unfamiliar places.

TROKAS DURAS (17 min.) Dreams and daily life blur in this poetic exploration of a day laborer’s world.

SAINT ANDREWS (16 min.) When a Chinese Jamaican teen falls for a local boy, her heart is caught between tradition and possibility.

COMO SI LA TIERRA SE LAS HUBIERA TRAGADO (AS IF THE EARTH HAD SWALLOWED THEM) (14 min.) Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.

ĀYÍ (13 min.) In a crowded dormitory in Flushing, NYC, an undocumented housekeeper, Āyí, finds the strength to raise her voice.

RAT ROD (11 min.) A mechanic in rural America breathes new life into old cars and reflects on his own life.