
Filmed across one extraordinary year in New York City's Westbeth Artists Housing, video artist Edith Stephen (95) hopes to complete an experimental film for her birthday; revered contemporary dancer Dudley Williams (75) rehearses for an electrifying return to the stage; and published poet Ilsa Gilbert (82) faces her impending mortality with revealingly candid poetry. An inspirational story about community, ageing and the need to keep creating.... (Full plot summary below)
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Filmed across one extraordinary year in New York City's Westbeth Artists Housing, video artist Edith Stephen (95) hopes to complete an experimental film for her birthday; revered contemporary dancer Dudley Williams (75) rehearses for an electrifying return to the stage; and published poet Ilsa Gilbert (82) faces her impending mortality with revealingly candid poetry. An inspirational story about community, ageing and the need to keep creating.
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| Screen InternationalSarah WardSpending four seasons roaming this retired artists' complex is such a delight that viewers will find themselves yearning for future installments. |
| The Sunday AgeCraig MathiesonSpong captures the lust for life in his subjects and, particularly in the case of Williams, their heartfelt memories, while celebrating the Westbeth as a triumph of public housing and community infrastructure. |
| Flicks.co.nzAaron YapIt's difficult to deny the emotional pull of their unyielding quest... |