George Lee is an 88-year-old blackjack dealer in Las Vegas with an untold story as an Asian American trailblazer in dance. Driven by his mother to be “ten times better” in white America, he was a teenage refugee from Shanghai when, in 1954, George Balanchine cast him in The Nutcracker and later, in 1958, director Gene Kelly picked him for the Broadway cast of The Flower Drum Song. George was a pioneer, whose story is only coming to light now. Film image, synopsis and related credits courtesy of Pentalina Productions.

Ten Times Better (Documentary)

This program will broadcast live on September 10, 2025 at 8:20 pm to 8:50 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.

At RedGate Park in Rockville, Maryland, the fairways and greens, once meticulously groomed when the site was a public golf course, are now inhabited by tall marsh grasses, dead river birch trees, overgrown shrubs, and more than 160 bird species. Amazed at the number of birds sighted at the park and alarmed that Rockville's mayor and city council were considering building housing on the city-owned land, birders and local residents mobilized to prevent development on the defunct golf course.&nbsp;"Bird Walk"&nbsp;features the birds and birders who have flocked to this 131-acre site and follows the grassroots campaign which helped preserve this open space as a public park and avian oasis. Film image, synopsis and related credits courtesy of Cintia Cabib.

Bird Walk (Documentary)

This program will broadcast live on September 10, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.

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Movies for Grownups Short Film Features: Ten Times Better & Bird Walk

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