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...

A fresh-out-of-college couple move into their first apartment together where they are greeted by their elderly landlord. Her unusual behavior causes...

An old woman returns to her childhood home to recollect memories.

Francisco is a young man who has to look after his nagging grandma Norma. When he is fired from his job, he has to keep up appearances in front her.

For more than a decade, my grandmother has been the tireless caregiver of my grandfather, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Through this story,...

Cecile travels back to the province to spend time with her Lola Pina after years of little to no contact, but she discovers that her Lola may not be...

Sometimes, couple who have children miss Grandma... but only sometimes.

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

SYNCHRONOUS is an intimate portrait of love and the reverse side of love: mourning. The granddaughter/maker looks idealistically at the endless love...

In the Bella Coola Valley, a haunting legend endures through generations as a filmmaker reckons with whether the stories of her ancestors can survive...

"A sudden surge of intense fear that peaks within minutes, disrupting perception and time. Captured in real time, a seven-minute episode at 4:00 PM...

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...

A year after Betti's passing, her children and grandchildren are still clearing out a house full of objects. Through them, they begin to remember and...

A film in which the author seeks to express the love he feels for the central figure of the family: his grandmother. By documenting her daily life...

Samirah, a grandmother who lived three parts of her life, starting with her daughter who married and then converted, the death of her husband and...

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,...

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