Between Homes

Narrated by Javi, the only family member able to cross the border, La Esperanza revisits Juana and Javier’s migration story and the difficult reality that keeps them from returning home.

When a freak accident upends his world, an Indian immigrant grapples with faith and the American dream, finding God in his fading art and the vibrant landscapes of his imagination.

After moving from India at age seven, the filmmaker has watched his family navigate endless amounts of bureaucratic hurdles unseen by most Americans. Through candid conversations and comedic moments, Not Aliens turns the camera towards the often-overlooked emotional toll that the process takes on immigrant families.

From Peru to the United States, this experimental documentary tells a family’s diasporic history through television channels. A mother and brother are interviewed in Ohio, a grandfather’s last recorded song plays out from Peru, while a solo dancer recalls a familiar yet different routine.

Unable to travel back due to visa restrictions, a man comes to terms with his father’s passing abroad.

While en route to college in New York, a diminishing past memory is brought up, through one old, crumbled Leche Frita wrapper for Haneul.