Documentaries and feature films can play both a deliberate and subconscious role in shifting our perceptions of society’s “others” — whether sexual minorities, economic underclass, immigrants, ethnic or racial communities. In the face of growing anti-immigrant, anti-Asian and other xenophobic trends both in the US and abroad, these film representations may be more vital than ever. Join a conversation with Frameline45 filmmakers who have turned their cameras onto stories that address the human cost of discrimination, and the resilience required to shift society’s image of its most vulnerable. Invited participants include film teams from Nico and Instructions for Survival.

The Frameline Talks series is supported by Variety.