Family History Movies

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

Born in 1943 in Bessarabia region, Victor was forced to flee his homeland because of the war. After 77 years, his grandson, Dan, goes back there...

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...

Revolves around a dining table and its purpose within the house.

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....

A filmmaker embarks on a personal journey to document her father’s old neighborhood through her own perspective. Accompanied by her...

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...

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

Part historical narrative, part experimental documentary, this film brings to life the year-long correspondence between the filmmaker's grandparents....