Family History Movies

After the loss of matriarch Rhea, George Bellamy Jr and his ailing veteran father, George Sr, are forced to wrestle with years of hurt and...

While attempting to record life as it was, Arthur unintentionally documents his family’s unraveling.

Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to...

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

On the anniversary of their mother's death, brothers Enzo and Franco find a box with many old photographs. As one of the brothers is blind, the other...

Director Max O'Connor Hurni crafts an intimate portrait of his family, tracing its history, exploring how it shaped his identity, and reflecting on...

It is considered the largest traveling circus in Europe and is one of the oldest in Germany: Circus Krone celebrated its 100th anniversary a few...

The story of Christina Lau and her relationship with her parents as she recounts the happy and traumatic memories of her childhood and adolescence....

When she realizes that her grandmother, the woman who raised her, is losing her sight, the director decides to explore the bond that unites them...

The director follows her family through three different lands, speaking and eating with her grandma along the way

Freddy, a 48-year-old bachelor with no children, who continues to live as if he were a teenager, meets Aylín, a 30-year-old girl who arrives...

Stuck in a creative rut, filmmaker Gilda Pourjabar returns to Iran, her homeland, to talk with her brother Siamak, an illustrator based in Tehran....

After a DNA test uncovers his father's adoption, a proud paesano from Providence, Rhode Island grapples with the revelation that he's not actually...

For three decades now, Qatar, this small desert kingdom, has not stopped being talked about; because of its financial power and the secrecy that...

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...

When Hollywood legend Harrison Ford makes his annual trips to Wichita, KS, the town buzzes with local folklore known as “Harrison Sightings." ...

When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note.

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...

For over a year, from Paris to Los Angeles, David Hallyday agreed to open the doors to his private life and his clan. The artist opens up like never...

Eli, an outcast teen, connects with his isolated grandfather Samuel for the first time, and uncovers his surprising past, when he makes his grandpa...