Gift for the Living (2005)
Inspired by the O. Henry short story "Gift of the Magi", Gift for the Living is a story about a grandmother and her granddaughter who, without the other's knowledge, sell their most treasured possession in order to buy the other a birthday gift. In the granddaughter's quest for the perfect gift, she discovers her grandmother's rich and unique history, a history her grandmother never spoke of. Gift for the Living is a story about love, friendship, loss and sacrifice.
- Date of release
- 2005-11-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Tamika Miller
Casting
- Irma P. Hall — Carrie Mae
- Juliette Jeffers — Young Carrie Mae
- Rishonda Napier — Maya
- Baadja-Lyne Odums — Ma Belle
- J. Karen Thomas
- Jimmy Walker Jr. — Mr. Jackson
- Vanessa Williams — Narrator
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