Ancestry Movies

When four distant cousins inherit a 19th-century home in Normandy, they decide to visit and examine their family history. No one has lived there...

Mariana, a young black woman is recovering from a heavy depression. she just wants to be happy, but hasn’t found her way yet.

Lady Chief introduces Nana Afoakwa Kyerewa I, the only female clan chief in her hometown Kukurantumi, Ghana — and only the second woman in her...

A short animated documentary featuring archival recordings of the filmmaker's Volga-German Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Frank Lind, in which she...

After years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an...

Young African-Brazilian Miguel drives across the country in search of a long-lost relative to find out about his ancestry. However, a deeper...

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the...

A father (Eric Roberts) enthusiastically shares his DNA ancestry test results with his family. What could go wrong? Everything.

Every winter, billions of sardines embark on a perilous journey along South Africa’s Wild Coast. To science, this is an “ecological...

When Western medicine fails to explain a couple’s multiple miscarriages, a husband turns to his Haitian ancestry for solutions in Daniel...

Maria suffers from the strangest illness; it resembles cancer but with one distinct difference: it somehow connects Maria to the fate of a 15th...

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an...

In an effort to reconnect with her grandfather, a young woman travels to northeast Poland to trace his ancestry.

A sock puppet explores a family history told from the perspective of a mother and father.

When he sneaks into a Simb—a festival where men dressed as lions dance to the rhythm of the sabars—Assane, a quiet young boy, sets in...

Join a young Bermudian Gombey on a breathtaking journey as he encounters his ancestors in a tale that is as gripping as it is mystical. The Gombey is...

"Parnahyba Indígena" is a documentary that explores the influence of indigenous culture on the history and identity of Parnaíba, on the...