World Premiere
A recently divorced and deflated James moves in with his grandmother Patty, a fiercely independent octogenarian. Despite Patty’s declining physical abilities, she is reluctant to give up her autonomy.
Supported by
Community Partner
Barbara Wallace, TJ Riley
Canada
2022
English
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Credits
Producer
Tony Massil, Joanna Dundas, Joanna Reid
Screenwriter
Tony Massil
Cinematography
Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora
Director
Tony Massil
Tony is a filmmaker and editor working in both documentary and fiction, whose films explore family histories, aging, and sense of place. His work has played at such festivals as TIFF, SXSW, AFI Docs, VIFF, and DOXA, among others. He is based in Vancouver, Canada on the ancestral, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəyə̓ m (Musqueam), Sḵwxw̱ ú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Filmography: Take Care (2023); The End From Here (2020); Jeff McFarland’s YouTube Playlist (2018); Frank and the Wondercat (2015); Letter No 4 for my Father’s Father (2011); Forty Men for the Yukon (2008)
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