Family History Movies

Two people have a conversation.

Following her father’s death, Olivia notices her childhood home has begun to shift and change, manifesting her inner thoughts...

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...

Epigenetics and psychogenealogy ​through a VERY personal experience.

Gregorio, Dolores and Zoila are three elders excited about the arrival of a new member to the family; Esteban, their great-grandson. Through the...

Before Elijah sells his van "Theresa" for a home with his partner, friendship and memory are left vulnerable in the outdoors on a final surf trip to...

As a man lies on his deathbed, he shares a poignant final exchange with his son, delving into the memories of pivotal moments from the years 1979 and...

Flora Bear’s youngest granddaughter searches for truth and answers about her Indigenous grandmother’s life.

Memory prevents rest and a woman about to die takes advantage of cinema to tell her story (inseparable from that of Franco’s Spain) and to say...

When Ines died, she left a very particular legacy, 10 books that read 'For my children'; it was the story of her life. Marked by a youth idyllic...

Lia prepares for the future. Whatever it may be.

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....

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which...

In 1936, the Kiel dentist Dr. Rudolf Schultz bought a film camera to capture the development of his son Dieter. Over the years, many film rolls were...

To open a photographs box is to travel through past and present, thinking about the future.

A retired Canadian professional wrestler from a very famous family recounts an amazing life in the ring and discovers an unexpected new family...

Charlene White embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover the roots of her connection to the British Empire in a bid to find out if we can ever...