Grandmother Movies

This short documentary sifts through the pages of a woman's diary who has recently begun to write her memoir. As she looks back at her life and some...

"Barbara Hammer's Optic Nerve is a powerful personal reflection on family and aging. Hammer employs filmed footage which, through optical printing...

Idi and Rita live with their grandmother, Manie. Idi tries to keep the memories they have of their mother, by drawing on his school notebook. By the...

Little María has been left in the care of her grandmother Matilde. The relationship between them is not very good. While María spends...

Growing up, I heard many tales of my grandmother's life, before she was known as Mimo, and each narrative she told stuck with me and still impact my...

Jubeez is an 11-year old "Kid Boss" who devises a grand scheme: a family motorcycle expedition to Grandma's cabin in the forest, to save his candy...

The story of a family, told through their hands.

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

An 80-year-old grandmother has been bedridden for over a month and the doctors have no answer to the mystery of her illness, but there lurks an...

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,...

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...

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

Sudana puzzled when his wife said tonight there will be special guests come to their house. All they can do is prepare, memories occur and make a...

The wild beauty of the Bella Coola Valley blends with vivid watercolor animation illuminating the role of the Nuxalk oral tradition and the...

Black comedy about a lucrative business. Grandmother, mother and daughter live together in a love-hate-relationship and run their business with...

Emilio, a six year old, feels deeply troubled by his parents' recent separation. Aware of his anguish, his grandmother decides to undertake a special...