Family History Movies

A journey through a century of Ambrosoli family history.

A woman and her family reflect on her life and what it means to be a successful mother.

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 project...

Eric Branom, a teen who lives alone with his dad. Has to join his dad's uncle on a sailing trip, whom he never met. Eric starts seeing nightmares, and...

Othello, a melancholic family man, seeks out a seraphic myth known as The Guide for enlightenment and is unknowingly taken on an esoteric tour of conf...

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

The film consists of video tapes made by the filmmaker’s father documenting daily scenes of family life, family celebrations, and holidays over the co...

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 throu...

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

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

Two people have a conversation.

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. Meanwhile, in Reaga...

A sock puppet explores a family history told from the perspective of a mother and father.

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 t...