Border Crossings

80 min.

Five documentary and narrative stories of people navigating the seen and unseen lines that we draw to both unite and divide us.

Various filmmakers expected to attend.

Packaged Films

United Kingdom | 2022 | 16 min. | Lawrence Abu Hamdan

An anecdote about a U.S.-Canadian gun smuggling operation evolves into a meditation on the inherent contradictions of U.S. border laws.

Canada | 2022 | 26 min. | Emily Graves

Observes the lives of Italian and Punjabi families who tend the goat farm by day but live completely separate lives after hours.

USA | 2023 | 14 min. | Tucker Morrison, Samuel Ott, Anthony Wilson

A visa migrant worker helms the rides at an American carnival, spurring memories from his home in Honduras.

USA | 2023 | 15 min. | Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz

On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process.

United Kingdom | 2022 | 9 min. | Mai Vu

A Vietnamese mother’s father visits her and her son in America, forcing her to confront the culture she left behind.