Sheila Malkind is the Founder and Executive Director of the Legacy Film Festival on Aging. Our mission: To present a film festival to inspire, educate, and entertain intergenerational audiences about the issues of Aging.
The 2nd Virtual, 11th Annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging will be presented Friday, Jan 6 - Sunday, Jan 15, 2023.
The festival celebrates the aging process as profound and meaningful, often challenging, and always courageous. We seek submissions from filmmakers that portray the full range of later life in all its humanity, complexities, challenges, richness.
Every day in America, 10,000 men and women are turning 65. There are similar statistics world-wide. AGING IS ‘IN’, we say. No longer unacceptable are the words such as ‘seniors’, elders’, or ‘older adults’. What’s wrong with ‘old’ and ‘elderly?’ Our filmmakers have portrayed this unique, ever-changing experience honestly and artfully, and always with compassion and love for their subjects.
Moviegoers’ written evaluations of our festivals are overwhelmingly positive:
“The films are impactful. They are soul- stirring, and so intensely poignant and beautiful.”
“Eye-opening, Exquisite.” “The world needs this; A privilege to watch.” “Changed my life.”
Please see our website for more information: www.legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org
AWARDS
All filmmakers whose films have been accepted and screened at the 10th Annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging will receive a laurel logo.
All screened films will be eligible for a $100 award in the following three categories:
* Best Short
* Best Narrative
* Best Documentary
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January 2023