"May Wilson is the heroine of a true story of liberation and a beacon not only to our growing up but to our growing old."
–Molly Haskell
The Village Voice

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Appropriate for:
College/University

33 minutes • VHS
33 minutes • 16 mm

REVIEWS  

"More than just a portrait of a courageous and appealing woman this film enters into May Wilson's special world with obvious respect and admiration for this very alive and extraordinary individual. Of special relevance to older women, the film can be used with all groups concerned with self-images and new forms of expression."
Irene Wood
Booklist

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"A disarming head-on study of a disarming, candid woman...As we see her here, this earthy soul is a person definitely worth knowing."
Howard Thompson
The New York Times

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"A loving and poignant portrait of a warm, humorous old woman who has suffered emotionally, but still has the strength to reach out to others and to continue searching for self-knowledge...An outstanding film portrait."
Nadine Covert
Film Library Quarterly

AWARDS / SCREENINGS

• CINE Eagle Award
  
• New York Film Festival
  
• NBC-TV Special, "The New Communicators"
  
• WNET-TV
  
• Museum of Modern Art
  
• Whitney Museum of American Art
  
• Corcoran Gallery of Art
  
• Flaherty Film Seminar
  
• First International Festival of Women's Films
  
• Women's International Film Festival, Florence, Italy
  
• Walnut Street Theatre
  
• Film Forum, New York