Grandmother Movies

Teta Kaabour is an 83-year old family matriarch and sharp-witted queen bee of an old Beiruti quarter. She’s been gripped as of late by the...

Haja Fatma, a mother to eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women, young and old, all contributed...

A love letter to grannies. Aina is an 88-year old retiree. Yes, health issues lay at the core of her life, but her view on life, however, is full of...

A filmmaker follows her grandparents’ daily life after her chain-smoker and alcoholic grandmother is forced to stop drinking beer for a month.

A young woman struggles to tell her beloved grandmother a truth that she believes may ruin their relationship.

Grandma has become a little doddery. And since the death of her husband, called E.O., ever bigger gaps have opened in her memory, and her...

Ariane's grandmother often visits her in her dreams. Together, they wander through unknown nocturnal landscapes. In this dreamlike short film, where...

When he's ready to take the next step with his shiksa girlfriend, a young Jewish man gets possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandmother,...

A grandmother and her grandson navigate love and fame, while crossing paths with Baron Frankenstein.

A short documentary on a grandson returning home to visit his aging grandmother who was crying to see him on the phone.

Some people think coming out is a one-time event. But in reality, it’s an ongoing series of conversations that need love and courage. See what...

This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for...

10 May 2007 - China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. In domestic life, many women are now ignore...

A young girl and her visiting Abuela are forced to connect, despite the language barrier that separates them.

A sensitively look at a grandmother, who embodies cultural, familly and social values.