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Aging / Gerontology
46 film(s) found
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This heartwarming film follows a group of older adults who work in a factory where the average age is 73 and there is no fixed retirement. Both the workers (some in their late 80’s) and the owners reap huge rewards from this enlightened policy. more »
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An in-depth look at the culture and experience of normal aging in the area of the world often called an "epicenter of longevity." more »
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This documentary examines one family burdened with a history of early onset Alzheimer's and captures their battle with the debilitating disease.The documentary also explores new treatments and preventive measures which may offer hope for future Alzheimer's patients. more »
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This documentary provides the rare opportunity of following a family with an Alzheimer's victim for two years. As Anna declines, her husband Jack and daughter Zena are faced with the agonizing task of putting Anna into a nursing home. more »
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The incidence of grandparents raising their grandchildren as primary caregivers has increased 30 percent since 2000. This film depicts such a situation as we see the daily life of a frail 77- year-old grandmother who is raising four grandsons aged 5-8. more »
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The three vibrant people profiled in this film will challenge anyone¹s preconceptions of old age. They all live independently in Angelus Plaza, a retirement home in downtown Los Angeles. They display a sense of humor, vitality, and interest in life despite the usual physical complaints of old age. more »
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This film is about two people faced with the daunting task of learning to speak again. As the wife of one of them says, "...a person without language is a non-person." more »
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A film that shows that mid-life may be an opportunity for growth. Women aged forty to sixty share the thoughts and experience that enrich this new stage of their lives. more »
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Recent demographic studies show that the aging of the Japanese is occurring at a much faster rate than anticipated. By the year 2025 there will be only two working people for every retired person, and within the next fifty years, one out of every three Japanese will be over 65. The particular Japanese response to this phenomenon is to stay in the workforce long after the normal retirement age. more »
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This cogent analysis of the impact of the aging of America on our strained health care system combines poignant human stories with informed testimony by law makers and public policy experts. more »
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This film features six dancers, who at the height of their powers were among the world's most praised artists. Thanks to the vision of Jiri Kylian of Netherlands Dance Theatre III, these superb dancers have been able to continue their careers beyond the age of forty and in remarkable performances break all stereotypes of the older dancer. more »
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This remarkable film, ten years in the making, documents the aging and death of a grandfather in the care of his family. more »
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In Beijing stands the only hospital in China devoted to giving the terminally ill a death with dignity. more »
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Christine, a 46-year-old with a distinguished career in science, was diagnosed with Alzheimer¹s disease. Three years later she met and married Paul, who loved her despite the diagnosis. Now, ten years later, she still lectures and writes about her experience with the disease. more »
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This Academy Award winning film is a delightfully warm documentary about a senior citizens' chorus and an elementary school chorus who join for a combined concert, creating a magical performance. more »
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Communicating with the "Alzheimer-Type" Population: The Validation Method
The two vignettes depicted in this video show typical examples of troublesome behavior in very old people who are disoriented. more »
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Many of the active, healthy elderly people in this film are organizing for the right to end their lives before they are overtaken by frailty, illness or dependence. more »
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Each year the wheelchair-bound 76-year-old Dr. Dicksheet, travels from New York to India to perform free reconstructive facial surgery on hundreds of children. Without the operations, these children would be not be able to develop normally and would be treated as outcasts.The film shows how this quirky, funny, and sometimes difficult character overcomes his own ailments by curing others. His stamina and commitment are truly staggering. more »
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Diana McGowin, an articulate, high-spirited woman is the first person to chronicle the onset of Alzheimer's. In her book, Living in the Labyrinth, she writes about her good and bad days and the effect of her illness on her children and her husband. more »
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From Academy Award winner Paul Wagner comes this warm portrait of six elderly Americans whose vigor belies their age. Three are folk artists, one a baker, one a political activist, and one a bayman on the Chesapeake. Though they remember the past, they still relish the present and live it fully. more »
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House calls by doctors are largely a thing of the past. But one doctor realized how vulnerable his frail elderly housebound patients were, and has devoted his practice to seeing them at home. In this way they are spared the necessity of entering nursing homes. more »
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From the National Film Board of Canada's series "The Elderly at Risk", these portraits of families from all walks of life, shed light on the hidden tragedy of elder abuse. more »
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This artfully made documentary shows that Alzheimer’s disease need not be the end of a loving relationship. Filmmaker Brenda King stood by her mother from her first lapse through her decline more »
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This documentary follows the journey of a doctor trying to balance his own enthusiasm for medical technology with an acceptance that, after a long and healthy life, it may be time to go. more »
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The film is a vivid character study of a strong minded lady in her declining years, confused between reality and delusions. more »
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Stories from a Jewish Home. This film examines the implications of caring for the aging survivors of the Holocaust as they face death and isolation for the second time. more »
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When aging mothers move in with their grown daughters, the role reversals trigger social conflict, emotional adjustments, and unexpected difficulties. more »
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The More We Get Together gives insights into working with very old, disoriented, nursing home residents more »
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This film from the National Film Board of Canada's series "The Elderly at Risk" deals with the difficult issue of community intervention when a reclusive elder neglects himself to the point of offending his neighbors. more »
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Several alternatives to institutionalizing the elderly are shown in this documentary shot in New York City, rural Appalachia, and San Francisco. more »
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A humorous and inspiring look at women who have been abandoned by their husbands for younger women. more »
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To find out how society treats older people, a young reporter, Pat Moore, disguised herself as a helpless 85-year-old woman. Here is a provocative film to help people understand the feelings and problems of being old. more »
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Daisy was one of thirteen children born to a former slave, who moved to Vermont in 1872, the first black family in that state. She is an amazing storyteller whose memories go back almost to the Civil War. more »
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This is a portrait of Angelo, a widower after thirty-seven years of marriage, as he begins to build a new life. During the process of 'starting over' he discovered afternoon ballroom dancing -- a new passion that is becoming a senior phenomenon. more »
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Elderly gays and lesbians need a welcoming environment when they require residential care. We see one such old-age home in the Netherlands dedicated to their care. more »
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From three-time Emmy Award-winning producer John Kastner comes this much-heralded series on the difficult realities of aging as seniors make the wrenching transition from the community to a new life in senior homes. more »
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Bunny 67, and Leona, 72, are sisters who have lived together for almost thirty years. Bunny¹s stroke and Leona¹s difficulty walking force the family to find senior homes suitable for each. more »
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Part of Rage against Darkness series more »
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Part of Rage against Darkness series more »
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Some medical experts claim that a shocking 98% of hysterectomies are unnecessary. Yet, half the women in North America will have had their ovaries removed by the time they are 65. A "don't miss" film for women's studies. more »
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In this film we meet eight elderly gays and lesbians who lived through an era when homosexuality was not acknowledged, and who battled for self-esteem and survival in a "straight world." more »
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Stolen Memories follows three people in their fifties who have been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. All are married with children, and struggle to come to terms with an incurable illness usually thought of as an "old people's disease". more »
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This is a touching portrait of one of the first and foremost photographers of black American life, who set up shop in Harlem and spent sixty years taking stunningly direct pictures there. more »
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In this documentary we hear from four women who have provided continuous care for a loved one, who speak candidly of the physical and emotional stress of this responsibility. They are in need of support systems as much as those they nurture more »
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Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause. more »
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A group of septuagenarians in the South Bronx, after a life of hard work and struggle, now have time for themselves. They have immersed themselves in a drama group at the local senior citizen center where they create theater pieces from their own life experiences. more »
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