mothers and daughters

Thirteen-year-old Elvira arrives at her aunt's home in the hills of Virginia full of fantasies about the father she has never known and her mother's prejudices about life in a small town.

As a young girl, Amy's mother had been denied the chance to attend Bennington College and now is determined that seventeen-year-old Amy will have that opportunity whether she wants it or not.

A young girl has difficulty understanding and reconciling herself to her mother's materialistic values.

Three generations of daughters face important changes in their lives.

After selling oranges in the market, a Haitian mother and daughter have enough money to ride the tap-tap, a truck that picks up passengers and lets them off when they bang on the side of the vehicle.

A young girl feels sad that she doesn't look like anyone in her family--until she finds a photograph album in the attic.

Mother and daughter gather blueberries in the misty morning quiet at the seashore.