Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Communityby 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 | |
Sunset Storyby 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 Songby 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 | |
Trailer Park Bluesby Alex Beckstead As his grandparents make their yearly pilgrimage West in an RV, Director Alex Beckstead examines his family's humble roots and eccentricities. | |
Travisby Richard Kotuk The complex life of a child born with AIDS struggling to survive and pursue a happy life. | |
Untitled Gay Retiree Documentaryby 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 Byby 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. POV | |
You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don'tby Scott Kirschenbaum Lee Gorewitz lives in a care facility for Alzheimer's patients, but she is not simply waiting to die. She is full of curiosity and frustration, struggling to remember herself and make sense of a world that is falling away from her. Independent Lens | |
Young@Heartby Stephen Walker Their average age is 81, but the spirited members of the Young@Heart Chorus perform songs by artists from The Clash to Coldplay for audiences around the world, upending assumptions about friendship, old age, life, and death. Independent Lens |
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