We are the Immigrants
Season 5 Episode 1 | 6m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Take an animated trek across hostile borderlands.
We are the Immigrants is an animated short film that narrates the hardships of a group of immigrants in their attempt to cross the Mexican-US border looking for a better life.
Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.
We are the Immigrants
Season 5 Episode 1 | 6m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
We are the Immigrants is an animated short film that narrates the hardships of a group of immigrants in their attempt to cross the Mexican-US border looking for a better life.
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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.