Mabel
2016•G•20m•Released
Documentary
Feisty, fiercely independent and firmly rooted in place, 90 year-old Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, to launch her own business—a hairdressing salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later. Weaving animation and archival imagery with intimate and laugh out loud moments in the salon, the film celebrates the power of friendship, doing what you love and staying active. With no desire to retire anytime soon, Mabel gives voice to a generation who are not front and center of cinema or the pop hairstyles of the day, and subtly shifts the lens on our perception of beauty and the elderly.
Director
Teresa MacInnes
Writer
Teresa MacInnes
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Mabel Robinson
Self
Lola Ewing
Self
Ruby Johnstone
Self
Nellie Westhaver
Self
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Annette Clarke
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