Browsing: Immigrant Story

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine  February 23, 2026 In the vast, untamed landscapes of the American West, stories of resilience, family, and cultural fusion often remain untold. Enter Eastern Western, the ambitious debut narrative feature from sister filmmakers Biliana and Marina Grozdanova. This visually stunning film blends the raw essence of a

BAD AXE captures a closely knit Asian American family living in a rural Michigan community as they now fight to keep their American dream alive. As owners of a local prominent restaurant, they reckon with a global pandemic, racial tensions, and generational scars from Cambodia’s “killing fields.”