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She Lives to Ride

by Alice Stone

Florists, housewives, mothers, and grandmothers don leather, helmets, and Harleys — breaking stereotypes along the way.

Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community

by John Hanson, Jack Lind, and Tom Livingston

Sisters follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction, and wit.

Independent Lens

Smitten

by Nancy Kelly

Meet Rene: at age 85, this unusual art collector continues to search for the work of northern California artists, hoping to make his next great discovery.

Sunset Story

by Laura Gabbert, Caroline Libresco, and Eden H. Wurmfeld

They’re old, they’re bold, and they’ll change the way you think about aging. The only lucid residents at a retirement home for political progressives, best friends Irja and Lucille experience later life with vitality, dignity, humor, and purpose.

Independent Lens

Sweet Old Song

by Leah Mahan

An intimate portrait of the extraordinary relationship between two African American artists who have been collaborating as musicians and visual artists since 1983.

POV, True Stories

Tea Time

by Maite Alberdi

Friends from infancy, a group of elderly Chilean friends common history helps them overcome their differences through a 60-year friendship.

Global Perspectives Collection

Trailer Park Blues

by Alex Beckstead

As his grandparents make their yearly pilgrimage West in an RV, Director Alex Beckstead examines his family's humble roots and eccentricities.

Travis

by Richard Kotuk

The complex life of a child born with AIDS struggling to survive and pursue a happy life.

Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary

by PJ Raval

Set in Harlem, Portland, and Galveston, this documentary captures the experiences of several LGBTQ seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges, and surprises of their “golden years.”

The Way We Get By

by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly

On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine.

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