Granny D Goes to Washingtonby Alidra Solday and Janet Cole What happens when an 89-year-old idealist decides to walk across the country to demand that Washington lawmakers clean up their act? | |
Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadwayby Kelly and Lou Gonda, with Albert Maysles How did two women living in unimaginable squalor and total isolation become legendary icons? And how did their gothic story end up as, of all things, a Broadway musical? Independent Lens | |
Herb & Dorothyby Megumi Sasaki A couple of modest means manages to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history. Independent Lens | |
Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hayby Eric Slade and Jack Walsh Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay examines how through a landmark lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, activist Harry Hay and his group, the Mattachine Society, changed the face of gay rights in America. | |
Life Begins at Rewirementby Trevin Matcek Simon Ender struggles with his decision to commit his elderly mother into a revolutionary nursing home alternative that has solved the rapidly growing Senior Citizen overpopulation. FUTURESTATES | |
Maggie Growlsby Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater Outraged by being forced to retire at the age of 65, Maggie Kuhn formed the Gray Panthers to fight against mandatory retirement and ageism and improved society's treatment of older Americans. Independent Lens | |
Nobody's Businessby Alan Berliner A documentary about filmmaker Alan Berliner's father yields a funny and revealing portrait of an "ordinary" (and irascible) man. POV | |
Raising Grandkids: A Love Storyby Lori Maass Vidlak Exploration of the growing phenomenon of grandparents raising their grandchildren. | |
Roam Sweet Homeby Ellen Spiro Join an adventurous community of aging roamers and loners-on-wheels who live on the road full time due to economic necessity, pleasure, or both. | |
The Self-Made Manby Susan Stern When her 77-year old father sets out to kill himself and explain the reasons why, filmmaker Susan Stern faces both the painful questions and embattled debate about choosing death in America. POV |
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