Der Traum von der Neuen Welt(2017)

Der Traum von der Neuen Welt is a documentary series that chronicles the largest migration movement in human history. Between the 19th and early 20th centuries, 55 million Europeans abandoned their homelands and embarked on perilous journeys across the Atlantic to America. The series explores the hopes, hardships, and transformations that defined this epoch-defining exodus. Through archival footage, personal accounts, and historical analysis, it examines why families left everything behind—fleeing poverty, persecution, and limited opportunity—and how they built new lives in a foreign land. Der Traum von der Neuen Welt reveals the cultural, economic, and social forces that shaped modern immigration and shaped the nations on both sides of the ocean. A sweeping portrait of human ambition and resilience during one of history's most consequential population movements.