Movies Similar to Rafi - O Documentário

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York(2021)

When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.

The Iron Triangle: Willets Point and the Remaking of New York(2017)

Targeted for several failed redevelopment plans dating back to the days of Robert Moses, Willets Point, a gritty area in New York City known as the “Iron Triangle,” is the home of hundreds of immigrant-run, auto repair shops that thrive despite a lack of municipal infrastructure support. During the last year of the Bloomberg Administration, NYC’s government advanced plans for a “dynamic” high-end entertainment district that would completely wipe out this historic industrial core. The year is 2013, and the workers of Willets Point are racing against the clock to forestall their impending eviction. Their story launches an investigation into New York City’s history as the front line of deindustrialization, urban renewal, and gentrification.

Reginald D. Hunter's Songs of the Border(2018)

Against the backdrop of President Trump's much-trumpeted wall, Reginald D. Hunter takes a 2,000-mile road trip along the US-Mexico border to explore how romance and reality play out musically where third-world Mexico meets first-world USA on this broken road to the American dream. Classic American pop and country portray Mexico as a land of escape and romance, but also of danger; Hunter explores the border music as it is today, much of it created by musicians drawn from the 36 million Mexican-Americans who are US citizens.

Habonim Dror Brasil - A História(2025)

Cowboy del Amor(2005)

Documentary about Ivan Thompson, self-proclaimed "Cowboy Cupid" who matches up immigrant Mexican women with available American men.

Vozes que Desenham: Edição Zine!(2025)

"Vozes que Desenham: Edição Zine!" is a short documentary that explores the comics scene in Curitiba

Mr. Trump, Pardon the Interruption(2019)

An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by President Donald Trump.

Sometime, Somewhere(2024)

Sometime, Somewhere sheds light on the challenges faced by Latino communities in Charlottesville, Virginia against the backdrop of immigration driven by factors like climate change, poverty, and drug-related violence.

La Stanza Di Una Formica(2024)

Dual Citizens(2024)

Three Nicaraguan-American artists from the Washington D.C. Metro area discuss growing up in two cultures and how it influences their art.

Migrant Mother(2021)

Migranta tells the stories of Vicky, Betty and Lety, (three mothers who have come to Canada from Mexico as part of the federal government’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program) as they face calculated risks, difficult choices and harsh realities while navigating, work and life in Canada while being separated from families and communities they support.

Carmela and the Walkers(2025)

Carmela lives with her husband and eight children near the Ecuadorian-Colombian border. This 56-year-old Afro-Ecuadorian woman opened her home to provide free and temporary shelter for thousands who leave Venezuela on foot, hoping to find better days in other South American countries.

Pictures from the Past(2025)

José goes to the beach and remembers the last moments he spent with his late wife, having a glimpse of the past at an Iemanjá party.

Expanding Sanctuary(2023)

A Latinx immigrant mother makes waves with a historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database with ICE.

Refúgio dos Pássaros(2022)

Cine Lero-lero(2025)

Travessia de Toshiko

June Party(2025)

Expedição Coração do Paraná(2006)

Verdone racconta Leone(2009)