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Rage Against the Darkness (series)
| Released: | 2006 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
From three-time Emmy Award-winning producer John Kastner comes Rage Against the Darkness, a much-heralded series on the difficult realities of aging. Broadcast in Canada to overwhelming response, its three programs, each filmed over several years, focus on five elderly people as they make the wrenching transition from independent living to their new lives in senior homes.
The ambitious series captures every step of their journey. According to Kastner, “I wanted to be there from the first fight in the family over what to do with mother, through the ordeal of first moving into an institution, and then continue to follow my subjects to show a year in the life of a senior home.” These sensitive portraits of seniors and their families raise important questions about whether there are better ways to cope with the infirmities of age.
The ambitious series captures every step of their journey. According to Kastner, “I wanted to be there from the first fight in the family over what to do with mother, through the ordeal of first moving into an institution, and then continue to follow my subjects to show a year in the life of a senior home.” These sensitive portraits of seniors and their families raise important questions about whether there are better ways to cope with the infirmities of age.
Films in this series:
• Rage Against the Darkness: Bunny & Leona
• Rage Against the Darkness: Gert's Secret
• Rage Against the Darkness: Living Dangerously
"The Rage Against the Darkness series is highly recommended. Producer John Kastner is a three time Emmy Award winner who delicately presents the very common and yet not talked about process of the choices associated with facing the reality of illness, growing old and dying."
‒ Educational Media Reviews Online
‒ Educational Media Reviews Online
Producer John Kastner is a three-time EMMY Award winner.
