Three Grandmothers

196328 min 6 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Julian BiggsJohn Howe

Production: Gordon BurwashGuy Glover

A glimpse into the lives of three grandmothers in an African village compound in Nigeria, in a hill city in Brazil, and in a rural community in Manitoba. You see in this film how each finds in her declining years abundant purpose, usefulness, wisdom and respect.

Other versions

Trois pays, trois grand-mères

Subject categories

  • Developing Countries > Africa - West AfricaFamily LifePortraitsSouth AmericaWomen
  • Families > Aged ParentsFamilies in Foreign CountriesFamily Life
  • Women > Developing CountriesElderly WomenFamily Life
  • Seniors > Family LifeWomen

Credits

director
Julian Biggs
John Howe
producer
Gordon Burwash
executive producer
Guy Glover
photography
John Gunn
Joseph Szekeres