What happens when fate brings together two women, raised under contrasting circumstances, on opposite sides of the planet? Maggie & Merly presents a portrait of the intimate relationship between a Canadian widow and her live-in Filipino caregiver. Struggling with the onset of Parkinson's Disease and the aftermath of a severe traumatic brain injury, Maggie faces the loss of her autonomy. Meanwhile, Merly is coping with loneliness and the long hours of her job, while sending all of her earnings back home to the Philippines to support her own parents whom she has left behind. Karen Shenfeld focuses her lens on the caring and the cared for, showing how the lives of both can be enriched by the redemptive power of love.