Inspire, Educate, & Entertain intergenerational audiences on issues of Aging—through Film. Please consider donating.
Inspire, Educate, & Entertain intergenerational audiences on issues of Aging—through Film. Please consider donating.
To present an annual film festival that inspires, educates, and entertains intergenerational audiences on issues of Aging. The festival is based in San Francisco, but for the last two festivals the screenings have been entirely virtual, allowing us to reach audiences throughout the greater Bay Area and beyond!
I’ve always welcomed the idea of getting older.
While seeing other people worrying about advancing age — the 30-year-olds included — I always looked forward to getting older — “it’s a part of life, so what the heck”, I thought to myself. “Let’s see what’s out there.” I’m inquisitive — ok, nosy — about what’s around the corner.
When I was a kid—maybe 10 years old—I started The Adventurers’ Club, with kids around my own age on my ‘block’ (street) in Brooklyn. We got permission from our parents to walk together, unsupervised, within a 10-street perimeter, and so we would excitedly yell to each other to look at the birds, houses or flowers we liked. Back at my house, we drew pictures of our experiences, and invited our folks to hear our stories.
Now, at age 84, as the Founder and Executive Director of the Legacy Film Festival on Aging presenting its 11th year of films on Aging, I’m still curious to hear and see other people’s adventures --albeit of growing older, from other places near and far -- stories told to us from the viewpoints of our creative filmmakers.
Personally, there’s one notch of experience most of us never foresaw: the 2020 Covid 19 epidemic. Added to that, in 2020, I suffered a stroke that paralyzed part of the left side of my body, and has rendered me permanently unable to navigate walking independently.
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We would like to spotlight the work of San Francisco organization, Openhouse SF, serving LGBTQ+ elders since 1998. In 2017 they opened one of the country’s first affordable housings dedicated to LGBTQ+ elders.
Please join us to watch this poignant short film—
Stream it online for free this Sunday, Feb 25th.
Jack and Sam follows two Holocaust survivors miraculously reunited after 80 years. Now in their late 90s, they are rekindling their friendship and educating others about the dangers of hatred.
Written by Sheila Malkind in 2001 for the Chicago Tribune.
I recently flew to New York for a long weekend with my daughter, who lives and
works there. Yes I had a few momentary twinges of fear during the first few moments of takeoff, but I very quickly forgot my anxiety as the flight continued.
In honor of Womens’ History Month, join us for a free virtual screening of the documentary Standing On My Sisters' Shoulders. (60 min., Dirs. Joan Sadoff, Dr. Robert Sadoff and Laura J. Lipson, 2002)
A missing chapter of the Civil Rights movement, this powerful documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950’s and 60’s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it and emerged as its grassroots leaders.
Thank you, Viewers, Donors, Sponsors, and Media Partners for making the 2nd Virtual, 11th Legacy Film Festival a well-traveled and enjoyable event.
This year, we offered a Virtual Catalog of 42 films on Aging from around the world, divided into 18 themed Festival Programs, including 13 Interviews with filmmakers, totaling over 30 hours of content.
In May 2021, Sheila Malkind, the Executive Director of the San Francisco-based Legacy Film Festival on Aging, was recovering from a stroke.
In May 2021, Sheila Malkind, the Executive Director of the San Francisco-based Legacy Film Festival on Aging, was recovering from a stroke.
I just got an email from the producer of the Legacy Film Festival on Aging that they are extending the festival through January 22. Note that all films are online.
The other night I watched an enjoyable film about bringing the musical Fiddler on the Roof to film. Last night, my son and I watched a short film called Eddy's World about a now-101 year old toy inventor.
The Legacy Film Festival on Aging focuses on poverty, workplace ageism & the housing crisis
Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews.
Why an 84-year-old is inviting biotech to a golden age in cinema. The virtual Legacy Film Festival on Aging is screening more than 40 films as, just coincidentally, thousands of drug company executives and funders roll into San Francisco for the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference.
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the 11th annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging, which entertains and educates intergenerational audiences about the variety of later life experiences, including the triumphs and the challenges.
Films featuring older adults that will keep you enchanted and entertained! NEXT Village member, the amazing Sheila Mankind, presents ten days of shorts and full-length films—mostly documentaries—from around the world, showcasing the fullness of growing older—a process both profound and challenging.
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Legacy Film Festival on Aging, P.O. Box 14253, SF, CA 94114.
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Film clip at top of page from: For the Left Hand (2021).
Illustration of Sheila Malkind by Frankie Aguilar, from the book 80 Over 80 San Francisco, edited by Anna Chodos.
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