Family History Movies

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

A short film about love, heritage and discovering a place where the heart feels at home.

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

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

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....

During a telephone conversation, Oma reminisces about her life with Opa: how they met, what they built, and what endures.