Family History Movies

In an attempt to connect with his deceased father, a young man travels to the past to understand his future.

A filmmaker explores the life of her 100-year-old great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans...

Two people have a conversation.

Charlene White embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover the roots of her connection to the British Empire in a bid to find out if we can ever...

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....

Zhou Lan-Ping, who wrote the renowned Mandarin pop song ‘Green Island Serenade’ and the score of the acclaimed Chinese musical film The...

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

A young mother, Dr. Marie Sol passed away soon after discovering that the fossil fuel company she worked for had been falsifying her research. Years...

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.

As Molly prepares for her late brother's funeral, Sam helps her through her grief and guides her to the very end.

A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël Prazan's father, who escaped from...

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

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...

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

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

If your family photographs could speak, what stories would they share? Interweaving interviews with family artefacts, 'My Lovely Grandma' is an...