Family History Movies

The suffocating love between between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted and neglected southern Dutch...

CE QUE CACHE LA FORÊT (What the Forest conceals) explores the invisible inheritance we carry within us: that of the family unconscious passed...

The author's grandparents were Aromanians, a Balkan minority of nomadic shepherds, without territory and written language, wandering between...

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...

Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme...

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she...

A film that delves into director Jean Carlomusto's family history by trying to find out if the rumors about her grandmother's death -- trying to rid...

Robert Kongaika runs from his family to join the military and becomes the first Tongan US Air Force Colonel. This is the true story of the island...

Eliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.

Filmmaker Helena de Llanos, who lives in the chaotic house, full of memories and treasures, where her grandfather, Fernando Fernán...

Historically, the queer community has not been portrayed in mainstream culture as being capable of protecting children and young people. Yet my uncle...

Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt examines how a one-of-a-kind collection of Abraham Lincoln photos and memorabilia have profoundly shaped the lives and...

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...

Daniel is the lead actor in a mafia film. He's about to shoot the pivotal scene: his father's death. His emotional preparation will plunge him into...

By recounting their experiences with family, friends, lovers and country, a group of strangers examine what it means to be loved as Nigerians and as...

A woman grapples with the traumatic childhood memory of losing one of her baby teeth.

After her mother’s death, Cass Milligan returns home for the first time in years, only to find the house isn’t done with her. She’s...

Marina, a trans woman and singer in São Paulo's nightlife, reunites with her father, who has Alzheimer's, after years of estrangement. In an...