Intergenerational Trauma Movies

In the twilight of her years, an elderly mother plots to escape from her home, cleverly trying to outwit a hired housemaid her child placed there to...

Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.

In a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuit woman, suffers in an abusive relationship. She starts to heal when she connects with...

In a rural Philippine market, a street dog scavenges for scraps while a mother and son, fleeing Canada, search for a fresh start. All are torn apart...

In a country ravaged by generational trauma, a psychiatrist trains grandmothers to treat depression within their communities.

After twenty years, Wiam Al Zabari starts a conversation with his father. Why did they flee from Iraq? Why was that never discussed? Will he be able...

A young woman Indigenous is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect on her identity. As she moves towards adulthood, she...

Resilience is dedicated to those whose lives have been fragmented by intergenerational trauma, but who wish to break the cycle.

An undocumented immigrant explores his and his family's immigration trauma while grasping hope through a voicemail.

"I Am the Warrior: A Residential School Story" depicts the struggling relationships between a mother and daughter fox after the mother has suffered...