Movies: Aging

Trapped in a surreal loop, an artist with Alzheimer's struggles to paint....

A documentary film that follows the lives of first-generation retired immigrants living in Finland....

A documentary revealing society's perceptions of old age....

An immersive documentary about four nurses working in retirement houses in Alzheimer units. Near to Claire, Luca, Antoinette and Lika, we discover how the nurses work, how the care is possible, with patience, ability, intelligence, tenderness and lov...

At a mobile home park in small-town Northern California, five best friend retirees navigate their golden years with grace, humor, and wisdom, and reflect on the importance of genuine human connection....

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Viejos Malditos is a sharp drama with a touch of dark humor that introduces us to Elías, a recently widowed, gruff, and ill-tempered old man who thought life couldn’t get any worse... until the cat arrived. Sick, exhausted, and stuck in his worst str...

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Encore uses the power of personal stories and other communications techniques to challenge conventional thinking about aging and create a new narrative for later life, characterized by individual renewal and social impact....

Mabel Wallace is a woman from Shinrone, Ireland. She has just turned 100. This is her story....

An animated story from Sticky Monster Lab that simultaneously tells two stories - that of the father and that of the son....

A documentary following three older drag entertainers at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in the Tenderloin area of San Francisco. The film explores the rituals of these performers' transformations, along with themes of ageing, labor, and self acceptance. Featu...

Sappho's Fire offers reflections about the journey that all of us must travel and the ways in which to reclaim one's later life. By following the stories of older lesbians who live in New England, viewers come to understand the deep-seated and often ...

An adult man decides to take a substance that makes him feel like a child again....

85 years old and never married, Shizu has spent the past 3 decades living in one "Danchi" - the Japanese word for public housing - and filling it with the lifetime of souvenirs that have always kept her company. When the danchi is scheduled for demol...

Based freely on the play of the same title by Tennesee Willams. Some fragments of the original play are restaged frame by frame by new botanical performers....

Kuluma is a detailed and warmhearted short film about Saimi, an older lady who starts to tell her life story from the beginning – as well as she still can....

BELOW SURFACE reveals the extraordinary power of community through an unlikely subject: a YMCA Aquafit class. The documentary gathers numerous moving stories of a multicultural and multi-generational Aquafit class to demonstrate how kindness and cari...

Every single day of 2022 represented by one single uncut, unedited shot. The result: the year in moments....

"Work While You Have the Light" is a feature documentary by a multi-generational directing team that examines professional women who are over seventy years old and still working....