Front Wards, Back Wardsby William C. Rogers Fernald State School, America’s first institution for individuals with developmental disabilities, was founded in Massachusetts in 1848 and still operates today. It stands as a powerful case study of an endeavor in which the best of intentions go awry. | |
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 | |
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 | |
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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