Movies and TvShows featuring "generational-trauma" theme.

Ember and Wade navigate a city inhabited by fire, water, earth, and air residents. As they journey together, they realize they have more in common than they thought.

In Animal, a young man, Tommy, is haunted by his father's legacy of violence as he navigates life in a tough neighborhood. When Tommy's path crosses with a notorious killer, he must confront his own demons and choose between perpetuating the cycle of violence or breaking free from it.

Swinging Safari takes place in 1970s Australia, where a group of families navigate through the challenges and absurdities of the era, including wife-swapping, open marriages, amateur filmmaking, and a blue whale that washes up on the local beach. The story is told through the eyes of a teenager who witnesses adults engaging in unconventional behavior while also experiencing his own coming-of-age journey.

A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home-movies, and long-avoided conversations surface, a family once bound by tradition forges a new path forward.

The untold story of a Jewish baby who was born in the death camp before the liberation and survived. An extraordinary journey of the second and third generation, breaking the cycle of trauma to free themselves from Auschwitz - forever.

The night before her eighteenth birthday recital, an overworked and undertalented pianist is abducted by three ghouls.

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism and his own fractured sense of self.

Charles and Erica, a teenage couple living in 1990s Provo, Utah, have a teen pregnancy. This is their story.

A young Chicken Little panics himself into thinking the sky is falling. As a result, a creative adventure ensues to bring the truth to his town.

A generational trauma through the lens of an Asian American teenager through food and poetry.

Two sisters try to survive the war by isolating themselves inside the house after their parents have disappeared. Through strange messages and clues, they try to figure out where their parents have gone.

On the night of Richard’s 55th birthday, he summons his children to come celebrate as a family. Soon after celebrating with cake, Richard enacts a generational tradition that will change the children's lives forever. As the night unfolds, Michael, the youngest, tries to avoid the celebration to the best of his ability. Sarah, the oldest, questions the tradition they are about to take part in, and her role in it. While Robert, the middle child, gets progressively more irritated as the night unfolds, trying his best to make sure nobody ruins the night he’s been looking forward to his entire life. Mary becomes conflicted as to if she wants to initiate the tradition, while Richard is trying to make sure it doesn’t fall apart.

Dealing with anxiety and phobias, Dafni struggles to finish a drawing. As she navigates her relationship with her mother, friends, as well as a dog that she’s been asked to pet sit, her old best friend suddenly reappears after many years and wants to meet up.

Streamed exclusively on her Instagram stories, film maker Janne Elens takes us on a short and intimate journey to her family's abandoned house to reflect on her past and communicate with her deceased grandmother's spirit.

A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity.

Rosa and Maria are mother and daughter who have a troubled relationship. Despite not showing affection, Rosa makes courageous decisions to ensure that her daughter, Maria, follows a different path from her own in all areas of life. The movie takes us on an exploration of the lives of two generations of black women from the same family, revealing a plot of love, conflicts and mutual understanding.

In the heart of a Dominican family’s home, the youngest daughter’s thirteenth birthday is being celebrated. Balloons, cake, and music cannot hide the tension that lingers in the air. Amid the party, between music and applause, Minerva receives a special gift from her father. What seems like an innocent gesture turns into a silent revelation of the fear that has long resided in her heart. Through glances, restrained gestures, and meaningful details, the short film portrays domestic violence from a child’s perspective, where joy and horror coexist in the same space.

During a tumultuous time for immigrants, we follow petty criminals as they try to make the best out of their situations.

A tense drama set during the 2024 anti-immigration riots. Written, directed and starring Islah Abdur-Rahman (Man Like Mobeen, Alma's Not Normal), it explores identity, generational trauma, and the fight for belonging in a divided Britain.