Masha

Narrative Shorts: Immigration Stories

103 minutes 8 Films

Tales from around the globe about people seeking — but not always finding — better lives in new countries.

In this program
Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy

Directed by
Fredgy Noël
U.S.
2020
11 minutes
English, Haitian & Spanish
Marie and David compete for a lucrative cotton-candy route that will allow them to send money to their respective home countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but the conflict eventually leads to a recognition of shared challenges.
Cranberry Nights

Cranberry Nights

Directed by
Sara Robin
U.S.
2020
16 minutes
English & Spanish
Juana's life is uprooted when her friend unwittingly reveals the secret that she's undocumented.
Dark Skin

Dark Skin

Directed by
Iñaki Velasquez
Chile
2020
8 minutes
Spanish
A woman offers help to a Haitian immigrant, but a police officer disrupts their conversation.
Green Grass

Green Grass

Directed by
Michael Greco
Canada
2020
8 minutes
No Dialogue
Two hopeful migrants make an arduous journey only to discover that their destination may no longer offer them a better life.
havana

Havana

Directed by
Faith Strongheart
U.S
2019
12 minutes
Chinese & English

In Cuba in the 1970s, immigration officer Antonio sells exit visas illegally at exorbitant prices, but that's not his only secret: He's also hiding his homosexuality.

masha

Masha

Directed by
Krzysztof Chodorowski
Poland
2020
13 minutes
Polish & Russian

Vera, a Ukrainian woman working illegally in a Polish factory, tries to help Masha, a friend who suffered an accident at work.

Rebel

Rebel

Directed by
Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Canada
2019
15 minutes
French
A naive 6-year-old watches as his father leads a mysterious patrol in the woods.
White Eye

White Eye

Directed by
Tomer Shushan
Israel
2019
20 minutes
Hebrew
As a man attempts to retrieve his stolen bicycle, he struggles to remain human.