Movies: Identity

Narrated in the Nahuatl language, it portrays the journey of a child looking for his parents, who will face a world full of prejudices to rediscover his identity....

We all compare ourselves to others. We spend our lives wondering what others think and say about us. Some of us even wish we were someone else. We question why we are the way we are and not the way we wish we could be. Some of us have let the expecta...

In cars at night, drivers and passagers share their thoughts about the representation of Black bodies in France. Jérémie Danon and Kiddy Smile bring together personalities from diverse backgrounds, allowing them to share their personal experience....

IF STREETS COULD TALK by Samantha Abernathey - A young filmmaker takes three generations of relatives back to their former neighborhoods in San Francisco. She asks: how does where you live(d) shape who you are?...

On the way to creating a new future, the New Jewish Filmmaking Project is rediscovering the past. 11 young storytellers, ages 15-25, collaborated with Citizen Film’s team of documentary professionals to create a multimedia exhibit that offers a set o...

When a young Korean-American adoptee discovers that his birth mother is terminally ill in Korea, he must decide whether to preserve the facade of his All-American suburban life or dive into his vague past to find answers to his feelings of otherness....

A short film about facing one's identity....

"Dear Future Self," is based off a letter I wrote to myself back when I was 13 years old. The film highlights the struggles and confusions about growing up. It captures the essence of childhood nostalgia and walks the audience down to memory lane....

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Katiana talks about her experiences as a woman in Haiti. As a woman, she faces many limitations and abuses from men who are more privileged than she is. Despite the difficulties of her condition, she has found the courage to achieve greater personal ...