Flying in the face of this culture’s extreme ageism, STILL DOING IT explores the lives of older women. Partnered, single, straight, gay, black and white, nine extraordinary women, 67-87, express with startling honesty and humor how they feel about themselves, sex and love in later life and the poignant realities of aging. Outspoken for their generation these women mark a sea change. Women over 65 are already the fastest growing segment of the population...

What happens when love runs out of time? For 92-year-old Mimi, who has spent much of her life caring for 64-year-old Dona, her daughter with an intellectual disability, it means facing the inevitable -- the likelihood that she will not outlive her daughter and the need to find her a new home. Filmmaker Sophie Sartain, Mimi and Dona's granddaughter and niece, respectively, captures the quirky and deeply connected mother-daughter duo at their most poignant...

In a meager apartment on the outskirts of New York City lives a quiet, old man who was once President of an African country.Former law professor and Supreme Court justice David Kpormakpor served as Interim President of Liberia between 1994-95, during its disastrous civil war. He now lives alone, on welfare, among thousands of Liberian refugees, many of whom question why he did not simply take the money and run when he had the chance.

When a fiercely independent woman is forced to move in with her daughter and son-in-law, cracks begin to appear in the family relationship, until mother and daughter learn to understand each other and are able to face the future with dignity and hope.

Sensitive and shy artist Patience Philips is a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammouth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever. In a mystical twist...

Learn how to reject the notion that aging is an evil. The rewards of growing older are emphasized and practical steps for remaining healthy are offered. Learn the best approach to diet and exercise, how important sleep is, and much more.

Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given...

Celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of people aged 75-100, who reveal their secrets for living a meaningful life. Encompassing 3,000 years of collective life experience, diverse people share life lessons about perseverance, the human spirit, and staying positive in the midst of life's greatest challenges.

A poetic beautifully filmed rumination on family, identity, memory, and loss. Filmmaker Juan Carlos Rulfo, son of poet and novelist Juan Rulfo, sets out to his father's town of birth, trying to reconstruct the life of the great writer through interviews with family, friends, and old acquaintances. Yet he ends up with an evocative portrait of absence, as many of those interviewed describe how much his image has faded. Includes interviews with Juan...

"A lo largo de las tres últimas décadas, la ciencia ha aumentado nuestro conocimiento de stress -como impacta nuestro cuerpo y como nuestra postura social nos puede hacer más o menos susceptibles. Desde las tropas de babuino en las llanuras de África hasta los laboratorios de neurociencia en la Universidad de Stanford, los científicos están revelando que tan letal puede ser el stress. Las investigaciones revelan que el impacto del stress puede...