Waving (1987)

Name: Waving
Director: Ann Marie Fleming
Released: 1987-03-10
Duration: 6 min

Director: Ann Marie Fleming

Runtime6 min

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Waving was made after her grandmother's sudden death of an aneurysm. A poetic monologue drafts the film's narrative, the filmmaker's voice impelling a succession of images drawn from a lifetime of family. Her text hinges on an identification with her grandmother that begins as an infant and carries on into adulthood. "I was just like granny" she says but goes on to hint of a compact too closely drawn--of a bodily sympathy that relates the ills of one generation to the next. Their common ailments join the bodies of young and old beneath the sign of mortality, sharing the certainty of a body's failure.

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Waving, a poetic documentary directed by Ann Marie Fleming in 1987, has been well-received by critics for its intimate exploration of the filmmaker's relationship with her grandmother. The film's monologue and succession of family images have been praised for their emotional resonance, though details about its specific awards recognition or audience reception are not readily available.

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Waving, the 1987 poetic documentary directed by Ann Marie Fleming, is a deeply personal and reflective film that explores the filmmaker's relationship with her grandmother. Told through a captivating monologue and a succession of evocative imagery, the film offers a unique and intimate meditation on the shared experiences and mortality that connect generations.

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Waving is a nonverbal communication gesture that consists of the movement of the hand and/or entire arm that people commonly use to greet each other, but it can also be used to say goodbye, acknowledge another's presence, call for silence, or deny someone. The wave gesture is an essential element of human language.