Family History Movies

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

A short documentary about a man, his legacy and his impact on the world.

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...

Alan hasn’t spent Christmas with his family in years. On a lonely night before the party, he falls asleep watching old family videos. When I...

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

A film that delves into director Jean Carlomusto's family history by trying to find out if the rumors about her grandmother's death -- trying to rid...

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

Shifting Paths explores one family's resilience during the 1933 boycott of Jewish businesses in Frankfurt, Germany. This film traces the loss of a...

A young sailor arrives in Busan Harbour; an outrageous-looking, woolly bear of a man appears in downtown Busan with a shotgun over one shoulder, a...

A short animated documentary featuring archival recordings of the filmmaker's Volga-German Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Frank Lind, in which she...

In a desperate attempt to make some cash, a package courier gets hired by a former classmate to retrieve a family heirloom. But when things go south,...

Epigenetics and psychogenealogy ​through a VERY personal experience.

Murió la fantasía is an intimate documentary that follows the journey of Denisse Guerrero, lead singer of Belanova, as she seeks to...

Daniel is the lead actor in a mafia film. He's about to shoot the pivotal scene: his father's death. His emotional preparation will plunge him into...

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 artist captures the bittersweet journey of reuniting with her estranged father after searching for him for fifteen years.

Eliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.

A documentary filmmaker travels to Bolivia to learn more about his father and his family's history.

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

Lia prepares for the future. Whatever it may be.