What is The Nest like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Nest as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Nest.

Which films are like The Nest?

Films with a similar feel include Stories We Tell, The Beaches of Agnès, and The Gleaners and I.

Name: The Nest
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-04-27
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 7

202589 min★ 7.0

A daughter’s return to her childhood home opens into a quiet excavation of maternal memory, erased histories, and colonial inheritance.

May contain story progression spoilers

Singh investigates her childhood home and uncovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and political histories.
The film foregrounds forgotten matriarchs as an alternative to inherited historical narratives.
Singh returns to her childhood home while explicitly examining its history through a decolonial perspective.
Singh returns as her mother nears the end of her life, and the goodbye initiates the investigation into the house.

Stories We Tell
shares personal essay filmmaking, family memory, archival inquiry, and an intimate investigation of inherited histories
The Beaches of Agnès
shares autobiographical reflection, maternal memory, domestic history, and a lyrical search through place and identity
The Gleaners and I
shares philosophical essay-film form, attention to overlooked lives, and a decolonial interest in how history is recorded

What is The Nest about?: A daughter’s return to her childhood home opens into a quiet excavation of maternal memory, erased histories, and colonial inheritance.
What is The Nest like to watch?: Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Nest as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
Is The Nest violent?: No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Nest.
Which films are like The Nest?: Films with a similar feel include Stories We Tell, The Beaches of Agnès, and The Gleaners and I.
How long is The Nest?: The Nest runs 89 minutes.