Family History Movies

Born in 1943 in Bessarabia region, Victor was forced to flee his homeland because of the war. After 77 years, his grandson, Dan, goes back there...

Seeking to reconnect with her brother Daniel, Ama organizes a trip to some local pools. However, as the waters stir, so do their emotions, forcing...

“Minbera” is a drama about a Basque family forced to confront a situation they can no longer ignore. This film explores the different...

A filmmaker explores the life of her 100-year-old great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans...

A cellar. A forgotten amphora. The ashes of a woman. Her granddaughter, daughter-in-law and son characterise her, entwining their memories and...

A school teacher never just teaches. A step back in time of the life of a school teacher in a small city in the North of France and her experience of...

Stone Street documents the life and experiences of a Trinidadian diaspora family and their enduring connection to the long standing family home in...

Two people have a conversation.

Lost in the Bewilderness is a feature-length documentary about the filmmaker’s cousin Lucas, kidnapped at age five from his native Greece, and...

The race to save the world's only dedicated Māori World War One Memorial from collapse reveals an unknown soldier's heroic story to the...

A story with almost 100 years told by the 95 years old woman Floripes.

Two men, the hint of a sofa corner and a pile of letters. Using minimalist means, the film tells the story of two brothers caught between exile in a...

A young filmmaker accompanies his grandfather– a veteran of the Vietnam War– to Fairbanks, to dedicate his unit flag to a new generation...

As Molly prepares for her late brother's funeral, Sam helps her through her grief and guides her to the very end.

A 26-year-old man becomes gravely ill and died of an unknown disease. He was clearly hexed: it’s October 1980 and we are in Haïti....

A woman returns to the site of her birth, which is now a funeral home. She drinks a white monster energy drink.

Jan's father is not his father at all. The directors knows this and takes this fact as the starting point for a very personal documentary film...

A girl and her grandmother celebrate a birthday on a summer day in Maine.