
Italianamerican(1974)
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.


Jesa is a Korean tradition honoring one's ancestors. The filmmaker interviewed her parents about this ritual. However, it goes totally unexpected.
Jesa is a documentary, animation film released in 2019 exploring themes of tradition, cooking, ancestor, confucianism. Directed by Kyungwon Song, Jesa is a Korean tradition honoring one's ancestors. The filmmaker interviewed her parents about this ritual. However, it goes totally unexpected.
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