A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan. Teaching nursing to local women in a strict Muslim culture that forbids them to even to touch men is a formidable task. However, Grace challenges her own values and belief systems to find common ground with her students, helping them to excel and feel respect for themselves in a culture that doesn't respect them. Whether it is getting her hands painted with henna, swimming fully-clothed in the ocean, or marching bravely with them on International Women's Day, Grace bonds with her students in a very special way, and ultimately discovers how the West can learn a lot more from the Third World than she ever thought.
Title | A Calling to Care |
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Year | 2001 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Kanopy Streaming, Documentary Educational Resources, Kanopy (Firm), Esperanto Productions Inc. |
Cast | Grace Stanley |
Crew | Grace Stanley (Other), Robbie Hart (Producer), Bobbi Jo Hart (Director), Bobbi Jo Hart (Author), Salimah Hashwani (Other) |
Keyword | nurse, islam, education, pakistan, social documentary, inspiring, cultural identity, karachi, short film |
Release | Sep 28, 2001 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |