In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian (2005)
80 min
Some three years in the making, In a Nutshell is a documentary on Elizabeth Yegsa Tashjian -- a one-time concert violinist, heralded artist, Christian Science healer, late TV celebrity and founder of the Nut Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut. In her 90s, she became a ward of the state and confined to a nursing home against her will. This feature-length film focuses on her fight to preserve her identity and regain her life.
- Release date
- January 22, 2005
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Matthew Logan
Cast
- Barbara Beeching as Self
- Mundy Hepburn as Self
- Liddy Karter as Self
- Doug Kirby as Self
- Maureen McCabe as Self
- Marty Ostrow as Self
- Tom Risom as Self
- Mervin Roberts as Self
- Christopher B. Steiner as Self
- Elizabeth Tashjian as Self
Crew
- Don Bernier · Director
- Don Bernier · Producer
- Matthew Logan · Composer
- Don Bernier · Cinematographer
- Don Bernier · Editor