American Dream Movies

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...

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.

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...

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

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

High school girls Emma and Alice face a life-changing event after they leave their Sacramento home to pursue their dreams in Los Angeles.

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...

A Native American grandmother who lives very simply alone in the desert actually inhabits a world that her half-Hispanic grandson and a white aging...

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and...

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

The Apple Pushers, narrated by Edward Norton, follows the inspiring stories of five immigrant pushcart vendors who are rolling fresh fruits and...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of...

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family...

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.

All Denny wants to do is get by like everybody else, but there always seems to be something in the way.

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

Cuban drummer Elvis García reflects on his journey from Havana to Miami, struggling to make his way in the American city as a professional...

Hoping to convince his wife that a promotion across the country could change their lives, Brian takes her on a trip to a faded resort town where they...