FAQ

What is the European Grandma Project?

The European Grandma Project is cultural cooperation project in Europe, that aims to explore Europe’s history through its female narratives.
The project will consist of a collection of nine film contributions made by female filmmakers from different European countries and Israel about their grandmothers. Also, performance projects and exhibitions will be held in the filmmakers’ countries of origin.

What are the film contributions supposed to be like?

The nine contributions will be mainly documented using classic documentary film-making methods whilst also taking into account the filmmakers’ individual artistic means of expression. The relationship between grandmother and granddaughter will be a key touching point throughout the film, and relationships, living conditions, personal development and philosophies will be at the heart of each contribution. Moreover, each story will aim to identify the extent to which the political situation in different parts of Europe has changed, determined or shaped these women’s lives.

How can I contribute?

We are looking for
– Cultural assciations and institutions who will cooperate with us,
– Female filmmakers / video artists / visual media artists with grandmothers (born between 1920 and 1935), who want to tell their stories.

What would you like to achieve with this project?

Our mission is for these elements to connect with both the audience, as well as us as participants, with the aim of finding the release from solitude one feels upon realising that, despite all our cultural differences, we are all in many ways actually quite similar.