History walks. People cross. Cinema remembers.
Hosted by St. Olaf College, this film festival features a compelling lineup of dramas, documentaries, and short films, highlighting powerful stories of movement, identity, and cultural encounter across borders.
Documentaries




Dramas






Shorts
Sand
Iraqi Asanti · 2022 · 15 min
A poetic meditation on exile and silence, "Sand" evokes the weight of memory buried beneath every footstep. Iraqi Asanti’s film delicately portrays a soul adrift in the shifting dunes of identity. .
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Lisa Cole · 2021 · 17 min
In a city of dreams and detentions, this short captures the fragile humanity of undocumented arrivals. Lisa Cole presents a deeply personal tale of hope surviving the harshest borders.
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Hisham Zaman · 2005 · 15 min
Stripped of language but rich in emotion, this short follows a refugee father’s painful choice. Hisham Zaman crafts a haunting reflection on sacrifice, love, and the brutal costs of escape.
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Cutler-Kreutz · 2023 · 15 min
A surreal and witty glimpse into the absurdities of immigration, identity, and belonging. Cutler-Kreutz invites us to laugh, then pause, in this playfully poignant short.
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