Synopsis
Margot and Barbara are octogenarian Europeans – one British, one German – whose friendship bridges old national divides and whose childhood memories of war serve as a testimony to peace.
Filmed over eight years, Grains of Sand accompanies the filmmaker’s mother and mother-in-law, artists and close friends, as they enter their ninth decade. Through conversation, memories and artwork, along with reflections by the filmmaker herself, they create together in a personal essayistic style, this positive coming-of-age story.
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Director
Sarah Gross
Sarah Gross is a politically engaged filmmaker, writer, and mother of three young adults. Her feature documentaries have been broadcast on public television internationally, and shown in festivals around the globe. Having grown up in a multi-racial family in the U.S., Sarah Gross has a deep personal connection to stories of racism, identity and belonging. She has dual nationality in the U.S. and Germany.