Family History Movies

A man wanders around the mountains with a bleeding leg, holding a rifle in his hand. Seemingly a fugitive, he runs from as-yet unknown pursuers, but...

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon...

To discover the truth behind the mysterious objects her uncle brought back from the Far East during her childhood, filmmaker Francesca Lixi embarks...

For over a year, from Paris to Los Angeles, David Hallyday agreed to open the doors to his private life and his clan. The artist opens up like never...

For Hans Pollack and his friends, soccer is the most wonderful hobby in the world. They all worship the world-class forward Pablo Dios. Their...

It’s summer, and the whole Kim family has gathered in Daegu for the ancestral rites. This includes Seong-jin, the eldest grandson of the...

A journey through a century of Ambrosoli family history.

70 years after a body is found floating in a Sydney river, middle aged Jewish doctor Jack learns his father, a Holocaust survivor, is responsible for...

Pauline, a plucky Super Ager from Erie, Pennsylvania lives her 102nd and 103rd years on camera, revealing the power that family, faith, purpose, a...

Before Elijah sells his van "Theresa" for a home with his partner, he makes one final surf trip with his friends to the Oregon coast.

Pauline Horovitz has been filming her father since 2009. In this new chapter with hints of a bittersweet documentary comedy, the hero, a former...

The short follows the lives of a family consisting of Bert, Rae, and their daughter Rachel. The viewer serves as an observer of the family's...

The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the...

Ramprasad's entire family gathers under one roof for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe the Hindu traditions and rituals called the...

Mariah, after learning of her mother's death, returns to her native roots in the small house where she was born and encounters memories that give her...

No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to...

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

It was aboard the legendary and sturdy Peugeot 504 and Renault 12 that most North African families made the "route du bled," a ritual return to their...

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