Cultural Identity Movies

Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being...

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer...

In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds inst...

The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director...

Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant, finds herself captivated by Petra, a new classmate coming from the same country as her. Faced with the newc...

Nwa is a candid, emotional, coming-of-age film about Frantz, a first-generation Haitian-American boy, torn by the decision to get the haircut he knows...

Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.

Embarrassed about his identity and culture, a meek Indian high-schooler decides to attend an American university to pursue his passion for film. But i...

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an iden...

A young girl struggles with her cultural identity.

Patrick Batista, a retired arm wrestling champion, lives as a stock broker with a deep hatred towards the brazillian contemporary and classic culture....

How the Fiddle Flows follows Canada's great rivers west along the fur-trading route of the early Europeans. The newcomers introduced the fiddle to the...

One Sunday between meals and chores with her family, ten-year-old Leah experiences small but striking moments of longing and loss. A series of reimagi...

A Chinese Canadian son sets out to make a film on his mother, who was once known as the first ever Chinese Opera Singer to have performed Pingju Opera...

The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called kené. Thes...

Short Documentary about political conflicts faced by a rooted generation of football players in North Madras.