The Grandmother
“To live is to die.”
Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Dorothy McGinnis Richard White Virginia Maitland Robert Chadwick
Credits
Written by: 
David Lynch
Cinematography: David Lynch
Music: Tractor
Plot
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
Sinekatalog’s take
A strange, nightmarish short about a neglected child who grows his own relative. It is raw and disquieting, driven by sound and unsettling imagery rather than plot. An essential curiosity for fans of surreal, experimental cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (8,202 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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