Family History Movies

Can a secret change who you are? Mysterious events unfold and reveal how Martha, a Polish holocaust survivor, managed to lead a double life in...

Artist and filmmaker Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan; The Howling II; Swastika) is producing a graphic novel about his late father, Georges, widely...

Roberto tries to interview his grandmother to find the story behind a family secret. There are two relatives whose faces are crossed out in all the...

One man's discoveries concerning the small town his mother grew up in reveals disturbing facts.

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...

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

Disrupt, reject, destroy, avoid: At the interrupted rhythm of the broken photographs that a granddaughter has rescued from her grandfather’s...

The first of these traces the words of Louis Pereira's grandmother, delving into his childhood and memories of the past.

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

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

Boris was a Ukrainian-Canadian mountaineer whose love for mountains was deeply spiritual. Now, his family must face their first expedition without...

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

Emma reviews old tapes on VHS, which show faded family memories of those distant 80s, when she was still a child. While recalling the trips to the...

Born in 1943 in Bessarabia region, Victor was forced to flee his homeland because of the war. After 77 years, his grandson, Dan, goes back there...

Two people have a conversation.

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

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...

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