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Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/06/2023

Lives Well Lived: Learn about a documentary film that is bringing generations together!


Join us for a live and interactive discussion with award-winning filmmaker, Sky Bergman Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and experiences of adults aged 75 to 100 years old. Through their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. Their stories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but mostly inspire you.

To reach out Sky or be added to our email newsletter list:
lives.well.lived@gmail.com 

Website https://www.lives-well-lived.com/

Watch the film

For educators grades 5-12 here is a link to the Lives Well Lived PBS learning module:
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/intergenerational-connections-storytelling-gallery/lives-well-lived/

Chat Transcript

12:06:13     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.lives-well-lived.com/

12:10:03     From  Patricia Dubroof : Fantastic!!! Love this positive outlook on aging. Brava!!!

12:14:08     From  Patricia Dubroof : My Mom turned 96 today and she's still super engaged, independent and gorgeous!!!

12:15:55     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Here is the discussion guide for the film https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60d619a0351153357c4f48bd/t/6160355a60cf17264f9c9fae/1633695069706/LWLDiscussionGuide.pdf

12:17:13     From  Patricia Dubroof : What a wonderful legacy project! Inter-gen is the best programming.

12:17:25     From  Sky Bergman   to   Hosts and panelists : https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/intergenerational-connections-storytelling-gallery/lives-well-lived/

12:17:39     From  Patricia Dubroof : Sky is so authentic with her creativity.

12:18:14     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Sky Bergman to All Panelists 12:17 PM

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/intergenerational-connections-storytelling-gallery/lives-well-lived/

12:21:46     From  Vivian Ling : Would Sky be willing to share her list of questions in document form for us to use?

12:22:31     From  Sky Bergman : AMAZON: https://bit.ly/LWLAmazon

iTUNES: https://apple.co/2YpODcI

PBS Passport: https://www.pbs.org/show/lives-well-lived/

KANOPY: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/12391561

DVD:  https://shop.pbs.org/WD7182DV.html

12:23:32     From  Patricia Dubroof : The questions are on page 7 in the study guide.

12:24:39     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : To do a screening https://www.lives-well-lived.com/takeaction

12:24:46     From  Sky Bergman : liveswelllived@gmail.com

12:28:58     From  Patricia Dubroof : Join us Friday at NOON for What's Your Plan? Jonathon will be our featured guest to share how he captures stories on videos for loved ones. pdubroof@assistinghands.com

12:32:21     From  Patricia Dubroof : Jonathan Schweinefuss, owner of Stories of a Lifetime. He creates lasting video autobiographies.

Sponsored by Assisting Hands Home Care

Monthly on Friday’s Noon

12:33:09     From  bob kovach   to   Hosts and panelists : Will you screen the video today or just talk about it?

12:33:20     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Jonathan is great!  We just filmed at Kensington Senior Living jonathan@soalvideo.com

12:37:04     From  Dinah Kudatsky : I'm excited to see that the film is on Kanopy - which is accessible to pretty much  everyone who has a library card. Very excited, and I look forward to getting ideas about intergen projects in my own community. Thank you!

12:37:24     From  Martha Cooper   to   Hosts and panelists : I am interested on how you included people who don’t speak English?

12:37:56     From  bob kovach   to   Hosts and panelists : Thanks for the clarification.  BK

12:38:14     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Duty Free Film https://www.dutyfreefilm.com/

12:38:57     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Alive Inside Film https://www.aliveinside.us/

12:39:15     From  Wes Morrison : yes  Alive Inside  great film

12:40:11     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Glen Campbell I'll Be Me https://www.youtube.com/user/GlenCampbellMovie

12:45:10     From  Dinah Kudatsky : Instead of "retirement" (which makes one think of being tired) - I think REAWAKENMENT!

12:45:33     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : 1) Having a sense of purpose - and it can change over time

12:45:54     From  Patricia Dubroof : Re Wirement!! Once a creative always a creative. Artists never stop til we stop breathing.

12:46:07     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : 2) Many times in our lives where we cant change whats happening around us we can change our attitude

12:48:18     From  Dinah Kudatsky : This discussion is a great reminder of all the choices we still have, even in the midst of accepting limitations.

12:48:36     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : 3) Good support system - intentionally work on developing your "personal village"

12:51:17     From  Joan Green : Wonderful presentation!! Thank you.

12:51:23     From  Meg Stoltzfus : Do you recommend giving the person you will interview the questions in advance?

12:51:31     From  sharon sirkis : How old was the woman in that amazing yoga pose! Wow!

12:51:36     From  Dinah Kudatsky : I'm very grateful to both of you, Steve and Sky <3

12:51:55     From  deb merriner : Thanks so much for introducing us to your project and these ideas! Wonderful presentation!

12:53:02     From  Noelie Angevine : Are there any intergenerational living establishments in the dC area

12:53:32     From  sharon sirkis : Wow! Thanks so much.

12:54:42     From  Wes Morrison   to   Hosts and panelists : https://www.iona.org/if-you-didnt-know-how-much-you-mean-to-me/

12:54:48     From  Wes Morrison   to   Hosts and panelists : https://seniorplanet.org/articles-inspiring-wes-morrison/


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