Family Documentary Movies

A film essay that intertwines the director's gaze with that of her late mother. Beyond exploring mourning and absence as exclusively painful...

Jackie Brutsche tries to unravel the dark secrets of her family and answer unanswered questions about her mother.

A young trans woman travels back to places she visited as a child with her mother, reflecting on memory, loss, and grief.

It is normal for 15-year-old Linn to have two mothers. But when she finds out that there are still numerous siblings, she realizes that she is part...

One day, my mother asked me to come home. When he got home, he asked everyone, including me, to vote for a Muslim mayoral candidate. I turned it down...

Holger Diekmann was a singer, bass player, and drummer in multiple local bands throughout his short life. Filmmaker Jonas Helmerichs sets out to...

"Zenny" follows a woman's journey of loss and healing in her 50s, where faith and cherished memories transform grief into enduring strength.

THE HAPPIEST BABY reveals a secret used for centuries by the world's top parents...the calming reflex. It is almost an "off switch" for your baby's...

Filmmaker and artist explores the implications of her parents’ conflicted marriage.