The Day After: Human Mobility in the 21st Century

From an early age, Pulitzer prize laureate Jose Antonio Vargas has known that he was undocumented. He perceives himself as American, but in the eyes of the law, he is an illegal foreigner. This civic and personal journey explores the tension between borders and sovereignty and identity and belonging.

Sami lives in Jerusalem. An invitation to his brother’s wedding forces him to return to the Arabic village where he grew up. When the village is put under lock-down by Israeli soldiers, chaos rises. Trapped in an unexpected situation, Sami watches as everything falls apart.

The movie follows a daycare center for the children of refugees in south Tel Aviv through the eyes of Lula, a captivating Eritrean girl and her teacher Blessing. The director is pulled into the complex reality of refugees in Israel. 

Director Kamal Hachkar follows Israeli musicians Neta Elkayam and Amit Haï Cohen as they embark on an intense musical journey through Morocco in an attempt to trace their roots, wondering what it would take to mend their fragmented identities.  

Esteemed street artist JR turns the camera on his work as he builds some of his most monumental projects that are an inspiring demonstration of the artist's ability to demolish borders and grant a new, thought-provoking look at reality. The result is an exciting documentary that will capture your imagination.

As American borders close down, the daughter of Iranian exiles works as a dream catcher for the Census Bureau. What at first seems a whimsical mission is revealed as a plot to control the populace. Land of Dreams offers an intriguing exploration of identity, immigration, and freedom.

A young European doctor’s voyage to the heart of the Atlantic is cut short when she encounters a boat overloaded with refugees. Styx is a unique, engrossing, refreshing, and effective film that takes a tough, yet not didactic, position on the West’s attitude toward the issue of refugees.