Immersion (short)

Immersion (short) (2009)

January 18th, 20090h 12min

Drama
0%

Overview

Ten-year-old Moises has just immigrated to California from Mexico. He doesn't speak English, but he's good at math, so he hopes to do well on his first math test in the USA. Using untrained child actors from public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, “Immersion” plunges its audience into the visceral experience of a child who cannot understand his teacher. The film puts a human face on the debate about the education of English Language Learners.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Night Working

Night Working


Released on: 2017-07-06
Drama

Lin, a migrant female worker from Cambodia, and Yeon-hee, a Korean, are friends who work together at...

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark


Released on: 2000-09-01
Drama, Crime

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her ...

Cómplices

Cómplices


Released on: 2020-11-02
Drama

Samba

Samba


Released on: 2014-10-15
Drama, Comedy

Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowl...

Mala Noche

Mala Noche


Released on: 1987-06-19
Drama, Romance

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named ...

Short Sharp Shock

Short Sharp Shock


Released on: 1998-10-15
Crime, Drama

Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of p...

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham


Released on: 2002-04-11
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized so...

Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise


Released on: 1984-10-01
Comedy, Drama

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays ...

Ghetto-Kids

Ghetto-Kids


Released on: 2002-07-04
Drama, TV Movie

Two trouble-causing brothers, who in the second generation after World War II Germany live, are in t...

The Visitor

The Visitor


Released on: 2008-02-21
Crime, Drama, Music

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living ...

Huehxolotl

Huehxolotl


Released on:
Thriller, Drama

When Xochit is pursued by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E) agents, a tense standoff en...

The Charmer

The Charmer


Released on: 2018-05-17
Drama, Thriller

A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time ...

My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin

My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin


Released on: 2025-09-04
Animation, Drama

Noboru is a 10-year-old boy in search of his cultural identity. He turns to his grandfather Hideo, t...

Past Lives

Past Lives


Released on: 2023-06-02
Drama, Romance

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful we...

Gran Torino

Gran Torino


Released on: 2008-12-12
Drama

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teen...

Somers Town

Somers Town


Released on: 2008-08-22
Comedy, Drama

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summe...

The Shooting Star

The Shooting Star


Released on: 2025-05-30
Drama, Fantasy

In a town where everyone is planning to leave, a young boy sees a shooting star as his ticket to esc...

Roots of Blood

Roots of Blood


Released on: 1979-05-30
Drama

A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between M...

26

26


Released on: 2021-07-30
Drama

The Best Man's Wedding

The Best Man's Wedding


Released on: 2000-12-22
Comedy, Drama

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to ...