American Dream Movies

A coming of age drama set in Texas, about a suburban teen boy, estranged from his family, who enlists the help of his dysfunctional friends to become...

A journey into time, landscape and consciousness: The Southwestern United States in the black-and-white moving images and unsettling instrumental...

Aurora is a young Colombian who, forced by circumstances, decides to emigrate to New York in search of a better future for herself and her family,...

In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for...

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in...

So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of...

The House of Suh” tells the story of Andrew and his sister Catherine, and how the values, conflicts, and dysfunctions of their Korean immigrant...

This short experimental film follows two energetic college students over a day around various locations in three boroughs of New York City.

NYC, 1940. Chilean boxer Arturo Godoy and driven dancer Leda Urbinati arrive in the city chasing the American Dream. But when an immigrant...

Ever since he was a kid, Johnny Castle had a dream: to become a movie star. Driven by his obsession, Johnny moved to Los Angeles, and the corner of...

It’s 3 AM, the neon is buzzing, and nobody's where they thought they’d be. In the restless late hours of Miami, nine characters stumble...

The internationally acclaimed director and recipient of the Erasmus Award in 2007, Péter Forgács created a documentary exploring the...

After being captured by a self-proclaimed border guard, a Mexican boy tries to cook his way to freedom.

What chance does a young hustler from Anchorage, Alaska have after a long prison sentence that feeds him back to the same violent street life?