Movies: Intergenerational trauma

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

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 keep her from leaving....

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

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A young woman Indigenous is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect on her identity. As she moves towards adulthood, she feels as much a stranger in her village as in her next town....

This autobiographical film documents an attempt at healing the trauma of touch between mother and child, as the filmmaker and their mother talk openly for the first time about the intergenerational trauma and abuse within their lives. Present day pho...