Family History Movies

The story of an adult and a teenage couple during a brief summer holiday by the sea. While Nic's parents remain trapped in a precarious mutual...

Tribute to director, screenwriter and actress Sarah Polley. A whimsical, playful film tells the story of the kinds of stories Polley tells, using...

War journalist Paul Prior returns to his New Zealand hometown after his father’s death, rekindling strained relationships with his brother and...

A journey through a century of Ambrosoli family history.

Danny Berish’s grandparents met at a nudist camp in 1949. In an effort to understand his grandparents’ radical lifestyle, he meets and...

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

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

After 21 years I return to my city of birth in order to find out what would have occured to my family if we hadn't fled the war.

A young man is determined to find out what happened to his grandfather who was arrested and then disappeared in WW2, why did the new communist...

A childhood story is narrated while home movie footage is displayed. The narrator recounts her assimilation experience: moving to America, learning...

Eliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.

The short follows the lives of a family consisting of Bert, Rae, and their daughter Rachel. The viewer serves as an observer of the family's...

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

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

THE LIMITS OF MY WORLD follows a nonverbal young man’s transition from the school system into adulthood. Brian has autism and faces the daily...

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