Family History Movies

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

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

A border town in the south of Switzerland is the backdrop for the most important summer in 15-year old Samuel’s young life. He is introverted,...

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

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...

In an empty house, we see the memories of a home, from those who once lived and filled it with joy and love.

The filmmaker envisions what life would have been like if her parents never left their country of origin. The haunting imagery and disjointed...

A cellar. A forgotten amphora. The ashes of a woman. Her granddaughter, daughter-in-law and son characterise her, entwining their memories and...

Eliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.

This short animation takes as its protagonist a wooden rocking chair that serves as a tool to delve in no more than 15 minutes on a journey through...

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

At the end of the 1960s, Vanesa’s parents fled the Franco-regime’s deep poverty to pursue their dream in the Netherlands. Working their...

Frankie Wallach, 25-year-old director, is fascinated by her grand-mother Julia, 94 years old, her death camp survivor story and her joyful...

The director Andrés Kaiser combines hundreds of amateur films and photographs from the treasure trove of images belonging to his migrant...

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.