
With SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community – a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents – and one interloper – who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life’s final act.
Following the film, please stick around for a “Where Are They Now” discussion with director Lance Oppenheim and several subjects from the film recorded over a year after the documentary wrapped shooting. This bonus feature can’t be seen anywhere else!
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- Year2021
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLance Oppenheim
- ProducerDarren Aronofsky, Kathleen Lingo, Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman, Melissa Oppenheim Lano, Pacho Velez, and Lance Oppenheim

With SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community – a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents – and one interloper – who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life’s final act.
Following the film, please stick around for a “Where Are They Now” discussion with director Lance Oppenheim and several subjects from the film recorded over a year after the documentary wrapped shooting. This bonus feature can’t be seen anywhere else!
Click the following links to view your privacy rights and our cookie policies.
- Year2021
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLance Oppenheim
- ProducerDarren Aronofsky, Kathleen Lingo, Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman, Melissa Oppenheim Lano, Pacho Velez, and Lance Oppenheim