American Dream Movies

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

Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice...

In Texas, construction workers face the deadliest conditions in the country. This documentary follows three immigrant families who are rising up to...

We accompanied an 8 months pregnant Yuri, who migrates with her partner Mike and her son Santi with one objective, to give birth in USA

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major...

When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his...

When Paul and Sandy Darden (Judge Reinhold and Demi Moore) move into a seemingly quiet upper-middle-class community, their American Dream is all but...

This is the sad tale of the township of Wasington, nestled in the uttermost reaches of the northwest of the US of A. Two young Americans had planned...

Struggling to make ends meet, John (Dolphy) decides to seek his fortune in the United States, with son Rolly (Rolly Quizon) in tow. After narrowly...

This tale takes place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells...

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

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized...

A relationship gradually develops between a savvy New York City street girl and a good-hearted cab driver, but other matters keep getting in their...

Middle-aged cinephile and film projectionist Pera still lives with his mother - and best friend - Mara, in Belgrade. It's 1999 and when NATO bombs...

Two friends in New York City try to discover the events of the night before in time for one of them to catch a flight back to her home country.

After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.

An eight-year journey through a divided America examines the roots of political polarization and distrust, exploring how communities can rebuild...

After preventing a middle school student from carrying out a shooting, Principal McMack meets with the student's parents to discuss what to do next.