elderly couple
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Wǎn Ān
晚安
Tji and Ing are grandparents who lived happily in the old days. One day, Ing said that she was afraid if someday, one of them can not wake up anymore.

Her name was
Haar naam was
An elderly lady called Ida is wasting away in a retirement home until one day she meets a new resident named Jef. They fall in love and decide to liven up place.

Living With A Visionary
After 50 years of marriage, John must care for his wife while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations.

Return Home
After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St. Paul, Alberta to speak to her grandparents about their journey from China to Canada.

Violets are Blue
Daniel moves into a Seniors' residence because he is lonely. There he meets Violet and they fall in love. However, Violet's daughter-in-law does not approve of her starting a new relationship and does everything in her power to keep them apart. How much autonomy are seniors given to make their own decisions? At what point do they cease to be capable of making personal choices?

Venerable
Devastated by a recent loss, Jayne's perseverance is tested by her nuisance husband as she attempts to complete her jigsaw, but as pieces start disappearing she must solve a far more complex puzzle; one she may not like the answer to.

The Belovs
Беловы
Portrait of a troubled peasant family. The film tells the story of two times widow Anna Belova who lives together with her brother Mikhail. Blending the two personalities, Kosakovsky characterizes the true Russian soul: she is the rational worker, honest and strong - he is the drunken poet, the idealist, his philosophy fades into radical nonsense time after time.

Susan & Leslie
A slice-of-life documentary following a visually-impaired married couple as they prepare for a trip to the grocery store.

Lose Your Mask, Lose Yourself
My Luchador
An aging Luchador finds himself behind a computer working in a cube. His successful wife helps him find his way.

El Coste de la Vida

While There's Still Time To Smile
Henüz Vakit Varken Gülüm
We observe the daily routines of an elderly couple. Within the quiet flow of time, a longing for youth and irretrievable memories begin to surface. This piece reflects the sorrow hidden in the stillness of old age and the deep yearning for the past.

Transitional Seasons
Mezze Stagioni
A young couple gets ready for a ceremony. Emilia is not dressed yet and Pietro is struggling with his tie and also very annoyed about a speech he has to give. While they talk around their house, time travels back and forth revealing different phases of their life.

Someone Waits For Me
The story of five lesbian and gay seniors in the Northwest Florida region as they navigate coming out, identity, politics, and the challenges and victories inherent in the gay experience. The film weaves together interviews with fictionalized interludes of magical realism that capture their feelings and experiences.

Dying to Come Back
Muero por volver
At 78 years old, Manuela buys a camera and AR glasses.

Hűség

Alzheimer Cafe
Ivan and Jožica, a married couple, move to a care home after 70 years of sharing their lives. Despite the hardships of old age, they continue to live together in the new environment. Memories are fading, love remains.
Marge & Walter
In this awards-winning documentary, that aired nationwide on PBS stations in the United States, 71-year-old caregiver Marge fights for the relationship of her life, seeking to sustain her physically declining husband Walter with energy, hope, and love. (The web-exclusive series Caring for Walter is a re-edited version of this documentary and includes bonus interviews on the challenges of family caregiving.)

All the Time in the World
Tutto il tempo che vogliamo
An old lady lets herself go with the stories of a sprightly old man, sitting next to her. But when she reveals that she is married, he waves her confused and goes away. The gentle goodbye she returns back reveals who is she actually married to.
Tomorrow
Morgen
Short film in which an elderly couple takes leave of each other after fifty years of loving and living. His dementia is becoming more and more serious and today she will take him to a nursing home. This morning is the last time when they rise together, sit in the kitchen in their robes and look forward to the new day. Memories of years gone by come back to them.

El árbol
An elderly couple debates whether to cut down an ancient acacia tree that has witnessed the major memories of our lives.