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The Taiwanese grandmothers who went from feeling ‘old and useless’ to an Oscar nomination

The daily lives of Chang Li hua, 86, and Yi Yan Fuei, 97, were filmed by their grandson. The result is Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó, an Oscar-nominated documentary

(L-R) Chang Li Hua, Sean Wang, Yi Yan Fuei, and producer Sam Davis gather at The Beverly Hilton after their Oscar nomination. The “proof of concept” for this now Oscar-nominated documentary began with a Christmas card video, an absurd comedy skit of his grandmothers killing him and burying his body in the back yard after he annoys them by refusing to eat offered blueberries. It wasn’t hard for him to convince Chang and Yi to let him film their daily lives, including waking up in their shared bed, helping each other do morning exercises, cooking food together, singing, dancing, and gardening.

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