Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to introduce an alternative way of discussing documentaries in terms of two recent works by Helena Taberna and by Ana Torres, portraying migrant subjects in Madrid and Barcelona. Both documentaries offer innovative ways of projecting a vision of migrant experiences in urban settings. Departing from Gayatri Spivack's question, can the subaltern speak?, I formulate a new position for migrant subjects from both documentaries. Both films offer a rejection of legal practices promoting exclusion by European governments. A new multicultural identity emerges based on interaction and the strong determination of the film-makers to project a reflection on immigration which stands out against current derogatory images associated with prostitution and delinquency in contemporary cinematography.
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