UFC Presents People First: Beyond Immigration Status
- Shorts, Special Presentations
- 94 mins
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This program features films curated by the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, centering stories told by those with lived experience. Created by and for undocumented communities, these works move beyond labels to reveal the complexity of identity, migration, and belonging. Through personal and diverse storytelling, the films challenge dominant narratives and offer a more nuanced, human perspective.
In this program
Alas
Directed by Marcos Nieves
A young undocumented music video director must choose between a dream opportunity abroad and the family and community he may never see again.
American Boy
Directed by Undocumented Immigrant
With the looming threat of deportation. Sam, who is undocumented, is on a night out with his two friends, to finally see if he could muster up the courage to get his crush’s number.
Her Last Day in the U.S.
Directed by Armando Ibanez
For nearly 40 years, Leonor has lived in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant mother. Now, everything is about to change.
Living in Uncertainty
Directed by Naomi Zidon
Two academically overachieving sisters have to come face-to-face with the reality of their uncertain futures due to their undocumented immigration status. Living in Uncertainty is a hybrid documentary that explores the intimacy of sisterhood and the emotional turmoil of legal limbos.
Los Tirados
Directed by Javier Lopez Quintana
Jorge Tirado and his family confront the joy and pain that comes with running a Mexican Panaderia in a Swedish community for over 40 years.
Time Keeps Marching On
Directed by Vinnoth Krishnan
An undocumented immigrant explores his and his family’s immigration trauma while grasping hope through a voicemail.
Dates & Times
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
May 3, 2026
12:00 pm
