"Adelante is a must see film for anyone interested in the essential nexus  between immigration and religion in the making and remaking of the American experience."
    - Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco,  Dean and Professor of Education at UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

“Adelante” shows the heart of Mexico beating strongly, just outside of Philadelphia, in an Irish-Catholic church.  “Adelante” invites the audience into St. Patrick’s Church, and through portraying the lives of selected individuals - a remarkable Irish-American priest, young Mexican immigrants, and older Irish parishioners - the film shows how different communities in Norristown, PA, have made mutual adjustments in order to create meaningful and heartfelt bonds of friendship and understanding.


We see American parishioners from this once moribund church learn to accept and embrace this new group of immigrants bringing new life to their church and community. We also witness the expectant joy of immigrant families establishing new lives in an unfamiliar, at times bewildering, country that offers their children more opportunities, while also observing the painful compromises caused by leaving behind family and support networks. Ultimately we see these two groups interact in harmony with each other and come to understand and rejoice in each other’s lives.

Release date: 2014
Running time: 50:46
Directed and Produced by Noam Osband