THE SOFTEST HANDS
Short fiction - in post-production
Country: Norway
Estimated release: 2027
Length: 15 min
Language: Norwegian
Within the walls of an old house, generations of memories echo. A granddaughter, trying to understand the stories that have shaped her family. Her gaze shifts between the world outside and her grandmother, whom she’s recently begun to see in a new light. Can grandmothers feel unhappy?
Background
Inspired by conversations with the filmmaker’s own grandmother and former neighbor, as well as news articles about elderly women escaping nursing homes through windows, The Softest Hands explores the role of the elderly through the lens of a child discovering that her grandmother is more than just a grandmother.
Through a series of scenes from their life together, the film delves into an intergenerational encounter, where they confront aging and hidden memories that still linger in the house. An attempt to no longer take the people close to us for granted
Stills from development
