Feature Length Films
Granny Power (2014)
GRANNY POWER is a documentary about a very original activist movement – the Raging Grannies. Spanning 10 years, the film follows several passionate, activist grandmothers and their “gaggles” as they fight for peace, social justice and the environment.
Produced by: Pleiades Productions and Jocelyne Clarke
Associate Producer: Tobi Elliott
Directed and Written by: Magnus Isacsson and Jocelyne Clarke
Cinematography: Martin Duckworth
Genre & Length: Documentary, 70 mins
Language: English
Audience: North American TV/web viewers, age 25-75
Release Date: September 2014
From Occupy Wall Street sites in Canada and the U.S., to demontrations against nuclear arms, the Montebello G-20, arms fairs and protests at military recruitment centres, the film follows several Grannies – Muriel Duckworth, Alma Norman, Molly Klopot and Connie Graves among them – as they undertake surprising political guerrilla actions, challenging authorities and stereotypes alike.
The film spans the present and the past of the Raging Grannies movement: from its beginnings 25 years ago in Victoria, B.C., to its present as an international movement. The film is also a window on important issues that concern us all: our role as citizens as we grow older, the challenges of aging, the inevitability of death. Remaining active and finding a voice as elderly women, these grannies are deflating clichés about aging and proving that life can be lived to its fullest, in every way, to the end.
Director Magnus Isacsson first encountered the Grannies while shooting scenes for films about major political, social and environmental issues. Most of our footage was shot in classical vérité style, by one of Canada's best documentary cinematographers, Martin Duckworth.
This is a documentary about a growing and radically under-represented segment of the population. As citizens become more passionate about expressing political dissatisfaction with the status quo the Raging Grannies are proving to be an inspiration and a symbol of proud civic engagement for audiences of all ages.
Available for distribution and acquisition. Please contact Pleiades Productions at jc {at} pleiades {dot] qc [dot]ca