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35 Dysfunctional Family Films
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The Arrangement
THE ARRANGEMENT a documentary by Nathalie Borgers shows the portraits of several young people sharing a similar background- they are all descending from Turkish families but have been growing up in Vienna
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Zewdu
One of thousands of children living on the streets of Addis Ababa, Zewdu gets an unexpected windfall that will allow him to return to his village
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The Olutnumbis
A short documentary that meditates on the religious tensions among members of a Nigerian American family
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Katrina's Son
An orphaned boy escapes New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
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Quietly
With his world crashing down around him, a desperate teenager must resort to dangerous measures to save his mother from an abusive relationship
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Republican Dad
A personal documentary about the political divide between a father and son
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Starlight and Superfish
Nick is stuck in his apartment. He can’t move anything. He can’t open the cabinet, can’t pick up his bottle of Perrier, can’t open the door
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My Queen Karo
Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the seventies
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Heart of Now
A beautiful woman with a profound longing for a sense of family falls into a downward spiral where she confronts her father figure and the emotional wounds concealed over a decade ago
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From River to Sea
From River To Sea is an emotional, heartfelt story about journeys, decisions and modern life
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For the Love of Amy
Michael, who is black, makes a promise to his dying friend to look out for his wife, Emily, and daughter, Amy, who are white; will he honor his promise or cave to the pressures around him?
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Florida Road
In spite of having a heart of gold, Shaan Sahay, (Ashmit Patel) the son of a wealthy Indian family, yearns for his father’s love and acceptance
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Evolution of Andrew Andrews
In his quest to be a somebody, this clueless “man child", whose only friend is a 3-foot rubber alien doll, ruins a full-length feature film in one morning
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Andres No Quiere Dormir La ...
After the accidental death of his mother, Andres has to move in with his grandmother, Olga, and his estranged father Raul
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Absent Father
It’s a familiar tale - a young, unwed girl gets knocked up and never hears from the father again. But this coming of age story has an awe-inspiring twist
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Crazy Love
Filmmaker Dan Klores recounts the true story of one of the most bizarre romances of the 20th century in this documentary
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Little Lady Fauntleroy
Little Lady Fauntleroy is an extraordinary, jaw-dropping, hilarious documentary that tracks down James Harries and his family
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London Voodoo
This award-winning supernatural thriller tells the story of an American housewife who becomes possessed by the spirit of an Amazonian warrior
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Bitter Memories
Rob must confront his father’s violent temper and change his own, in order to become the kind of man he wants to be
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The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD is the timeless story of an aristocratic Russian family torn apart by buried secrets and changing times
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In Celebration
A taut adaptation of David Storey's emotionally-charged family drama
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Chain Link
An estranged father is reunited with his son
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Ghosts Never Sleep
A struggling screenwriter thinks his ship may have come in at last when his latest project hits paydirt with an independent producer
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Sisterhood
Some people shouldn't be related..
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The Seventh Continent
Described by Haneke as a reflection on "the progressive emotional glaciation of Austria"
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Love, Blood, Kryptonite
Jimmy Donovan sells drugs to provide for his sister, but his new business venture is the catalyst for a spiral of bad events
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Children of Love (Les Enfan...
A touching family drama that explores the emotional hardships of broken up families dealing with a heartbreaking divorce
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75 Degrees in July
Family balance is upset when a daughter returns home to encounter sibling rivalry and unhappiness, exposing several secrets
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1888 Jules Verne
Join Jules Verne and famous Italian explorer, Stradelli, on a surreal and perilous voyage up the Orinoco River of the Amazon
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Multiple Choices - Forever ...
Now that divorce is relatively simple and statistically common, is there any motivation to remain married for better or worse?
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Multiple Choices - Blending
While the Brady Bunch are held up as a model example, they were after all a blended family.
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Multiple Choices - Families
This film looks at the many new and old configurations of family, as participants discuss the "ideal" family .
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Dedicated to My Family
About my experience living in a homeless shelter, and looking for what I believed was a "perfect family."
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The Watershed
The way tragedy can shape us
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A Working Mom
A divorced mother of two returns to her home and children in Bolivia
