A Calling to Care (2001)

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.

Released Sept. 28, 2001 25 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.islam, tmdb.nurse, tmdb.education, tmdb.pakistan, tmdb.social-documentary, tmdb.inspiring, tmdb.cultural-identity + 4 more, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.karachi