tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56643212361174327232024-12-18T19:26:41.002-08:00Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495736396219819622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664321236117432723.post-19690590670773292892008-05-23T11:54:00.000-07:002008-05-23T12:05:46.773-07:00We are seeking to present films that provide a unique opportunity to inspire younger people to see their potential in their later years, and older people to appreciate their journey to senior life, while we help to combat negative misperceptions of aging and older adulthood.<br /><br /><strong><em>If you wish to send a film, please contact us, using subject line: Film Festival 2009.</em></strong>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495736396219819622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664321236117432723.post-8956195896127956462007-10-23T13:03:00.000-07:002007-10-23T22:45:08.981-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Jewish Community Center of San Francisco<br />With Sheila Malkind, Director, Legacy Film Series</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><em>Presents:</em></strong><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><em>A monthly program of documentary films that celebrates our elders.<br /></em></strong></div><p><strong><em>12:30 pm<br />Free<br /></em></strong><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">October 26</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Sweet Old Song</span> - African-American artists, 92-year-old jazz musician Howard Armstrong and 60-year-old Barbara Ward, meet life’s challenges together.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">November 2</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Raananah</span> - Fifty years in the lives of the Jewish immigrants at this summer refuge.<br /><strong>The Yard People: An Intergenerational Love Story</strong> - African-American couples celebrate 50 years of friendship and activism<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">December 14</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Life: The Silver Age</span> - Elderly lifestyles and caregiving in Japan, India and Tunisia.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Useless</span> -A Japanese-American businessman resists retirement.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Tsipa and Volf</span> </span>- Elderly Jewish Latvian émigrés recall their lives and loves. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Close Harmony</span> - A bond formed between a child’s chorus and an elders’ chorus results in a magical performance.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St, 2nd Floor. 415/292-1200</strong></p>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495736396219819622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664321236117432723.post-53074751314343874862007-10-23T12:51:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:56:09.651-07:00<div class="bold"><span class="bold"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When</span>:</span> Friday, September, 28th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm</div> <p><span class="bold"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where</span>:</span> Jewish Community Center of San Francisco</p> <p> </p> <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="center"><span class="bold">Festival of Short Subjects</span></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="center"><span class="bold">Sheila Malkind, Director of the Legacy Film Series, presents:</span></div> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why?</span><br />In this animated short, a filmmaker explains why she returned to school at age 60.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Irene Williams, Queen of Lincoln Road</span><br />Irene Williams lived and worked in Miami Beach and stopped onlookers in their tracks with her colorful outfits. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yudie</span><br />Aging, independence and the immigrant experience are all explored in this film.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Smoking Can Kill You</span><br />A 90-year-old woman shows the results of her obsession with smoking and french fries.<br /><br />After three highly successful annual Older Adult Film Festivals at the JCCSF, Sheila Malkind hosts a monthly series of Friday afternoon screenings. Watch and discuss entertaining films on the subject of aging.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Other film screening dates</p> <p>Fridays 12:30-1:30 pm: 10/26, 11/2, 12/14.<br /><br />Bring your lunch if desired. FREE.</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://legacyfilmseries.com/events/images/irenewilliams.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://legacyfilmseries.com/events/images/irenewilliams.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;" class="italic">Irene Williams and Eric Smith</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495736396219819622noreply@blogger.com