Family History Movies

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

When Jamie Diamond bought a discarded German family photo album from 1938, she did not expect to make art with it. But upon bringing a child into...

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

Deep in the channels of the Paraná Delta, where land ends and water takes over, floats "Tornado" a floating parrilla like no other. Built on a...

When Ines died, she left a very particular legacy, 10 books that read 'For my children'; it was the story of her life. Marked by a youth idyllic...

A school teacher never just teaches. A step back in time of the life of a school teacher in a small city in the North of France and her experience of...

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

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

By approaching the process of sexual reassignment, the work mixes data and experiences, focusing on family relationships and the nuances of the...

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...

To open a photographs box is to travel through past and present, thinking about the future.

A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and...

In 1936, the Kiel dentist Dr. Rudolf Schultz bought a film camera to capture the development of his son Dieter. Over the years, many film rolls were...

Othello, a melancholic family man, seeks out a seraphic myth known as The Guide for enlightenment and is unknowingly taken on an esoteric tour of...

a short story about my dad.

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

A childhood story is narrated while home movie footage is displayed. The narrator recounts her assimilation experience: moving to America, learning...