Family History Movies

The life of a female weaver is thrown onto the socio-political canvas of pre-war and post-war communist Poland through the use of expressive...

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

Josué, a 15-year-old boy, visits his mother, with whom he doesn't have a good relationship, which leads to certain conflicts. Being in his old...

Commandant Patrick Hughes was one of the officers in command in the Louth and Meath area during the 1916 rising. He and his other commanders lead...

A wooden rocking chair serves as a tool to delve through the history of Quebec in the last century.

Her own family history from a female perspective, told as a fragmentary, personal stream of memories. Great-grandma, grandma and mother have to come...

Two brothers, ordered by their ill-fallen father, traverse through the cursed wilderness, establishing their past helps develop a newfound bond. All...

"I, Candy" deconstructs a drawing Candy Kugel made when she was six years old. It explores her life, touching on family history, current events and...

Valentin lives with his grandfather Cosmo, a man of fragile health but with a bright spirit and unshakable optimism. Over the course of an important...

Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt examines how a one-of-a-kind collection of Abraham Lincoln photos and memorabilia have profoundly shaped the lives and...

Evan, a filmmaker from Mississippi, catches feelings for a gal he meets at a found footage film festival in San Francisco. They decide to make a...

Kekaiulu Hula Studio follows the Proclaimed Hula Halau of the same name, showcasing their twist on what the real reason for hula is and what life as...

The story of artist Edith Lake Wilkinson, a painter who was committed to an asylum in 1924 and never heard from again. All her worldly possessions...

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...

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

The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately...

Jean-Jacques Daloiseau has worked as civil servant in the Ministry of Health and his now retired.Jean-Jacques and his old friend Robert have always...

An old man named Geppetto creates a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who comes to life.

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...