{"id":184428,"date":"2025-10-03T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=184428"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:00:47","slug":"the-new-family-tree-love-these-new-films-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=184428","title":{"rendered":"The New Family Tree; Love These New Films For 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you remember asking about your family tree as a child? Maybe you asked another family member, or you had a family member who talked about the subject. And then there is the family you create for yourself; families in less conventional forms. Your family can be whoever you want to be. In many ways, our media has explored this unit in its many diverse forms. Why not explore some new film releases for 2025 in The New Family Tree: Love These New Films For 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Perhaps your family was a little less traditional than some. Maybe you have one parent instead of two, step-parents and siblings, two mothers, two fathers, family friends who became like parental figures, or even friends who made up your own personal tribe. Our families<\/strong><\/a> can be whatever we choose to make them up as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter the components, family trees are always changing and sprouting new branches – maybe you’ve even planted a cutting of your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see the modern family portrayed in many creative outlets, from a barrage of family Instagram accounts to a sitcom literally called “Modern Family.” From historical artworks to songs<\/strong><\/a>, families in all their forms are expressed through many creative mediums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Films, too, can show families in the modern sense and illustrate connection and emotional bonds. A number of films released in 2025 explore different ideas of family – from estranged brothers to piano tutors, from art co-thieves to a little grey cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


New Films 2025 – Mothers and Daughters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaby Delal\u2019s upcoming film \u201cPark Avenue\u201d<\/a> centres on an estranged mother-daughter duo, played by Fiona Shaw and Katherine Waterson, as they sort through their differences and pasts against New York\u2019s Upper East Side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film, which played at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and Dublin International Film Festival this year, will be in theatres from November 14. A clear depiction of family dynamics, \u201cPark Avenue\u201d explores womanhood, motherhood and the experience of ageing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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