Why a Father and Son Take Care of Grandma | Op-Docs

What happens when our parents become our dependents? In our new Op-Doc, “Taller Than the Trees,” director Megan Mylan takes us to the “hyper-aging” society of Japan to see how one family is facing that challenge. A tender portrait of a Tokyo salaryman juggling care for his ailing mother and his 6-year-old son, Mylan’s film is intimate, thoughtful, and beautifully understated.

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