12th Legacy Film Festival on Aging

Caring

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Caring for Mom
What happens when your parent(s) can’t care for themselves? Do you look for a nursing home to send your parent to? Do you become your parent’s caregiver?
Filmmaker Interview for CARING FOR MOM
Interview with Emeline Mann Sanchez, Director of the film "Caring for Mom". Interview conducted by Jessica McCracken, Senior Director of Creative Engagement with Front Porch Community Services.
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Helping Paws
Pets are amazing for the mental and emotional health of their owners - but for those who can't look after a pet, can a robotic animal give them the same comfort and companionship?
My Little Friends
A very special program brings together elders with dementia and young children.
Closed captions available
Girl Inside
A 26-year-old and her gender transition, receiving advise on all things feminine from her 80-year-old grandmother.
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Different approaches to caring for family members with dementia. Plus a film showing how a grandmother supports her Trans grandchild.

Program contains 4 films including a pre-recorded Filmmaker Interview —

Total Running Time: 2 hr 16 mins.

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In a custom-designed facility in Mt. Kisco, New York, a very special program brings together elders with dementia and young children. The kids look right past the dementia, connecting instead with the people who have gotten lost underneath.

  • Year
    2013
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    US
  • Director
    Megan Mylan
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