Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America’s largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find happiness and meaning. Referred to as the “Disneyland for Retirees,” this planned retirement community – the largest in the country – offers residents a utopian version of the American yesteryear. While most residents have bought into its packaged positivity, we meet four residents living on the margins, striving to enjoy their golden years. By turns biting, tender, and surreal, the film demonstrates that no matter our age, we are always becoming. With strikingly composed cinematography, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN challenges our stereotypes around aging, emboldening its characters to live as vibrantly as possible in the time they have left.
- Year2020
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorLance Oppenheim
- ProducerDarren Aronofsky, Kathleen Lingo (The New York Times), Melissa Oppenheim Lano, Pacho Velez, Lance Oppenheim, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman
- CastAnne and Reggie Kincer, Barbara Lochiatto, Dennis Dean
Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America’s largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find happiness and meaning. Referred to as the “Disneyland for Retirees,” this planned retirement community – the largest in the country – offers residents a utopian version of the American yesteryear. While most residents have bought into its packaged positivity, we meet four residents living on the margins, striving to enjoy their golden years. By turns biting, tender, and surreal, the film demonstrates that no matter our age, we are always becoming. With strikingly composed cinematography, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN challenges our stereotypes around aging, emboldening its characters to live as vibrantly as possible in the time they have left.
- Year2020
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorLance Oppenheim
- ProducerDarren Aronofsky, Kathleen Lingo (The New York Times), Melissa Oppenheim Lano, Pacho Velez, Lance Oppenheim, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman
- CastAnne and Reggie Kincer, Barbara Lochiatto, Dennis Dean