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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the most well-known names in...

Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be...

Celebrities investigate their Welsh heritage.

Allt för Sverige is a Swedish reality show based on the original Norwegian format Culture Shock:Norway. The first season of Allt för...

Americans of Norwegian descent, but who have never visited Norway, compete in various tasks while traveling the country, aiming to win $50,000 and...

Public figures take a trip to the place where their most quaint and colourful ancestors lived. They meet historians, genealogists, archivists, museum...

Popular Irish personalities trace their roots, and this journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.

Well known Canadians set out to discover their family roots.