Home for Life

Home for Life
Directed by Gerald Temaner
Gordon Quinn
Produced by Gerald Temaner
Gordon Quinn
Distributed by Kartemquin Films
Running time
 80 min

Home for Life, the founding documentary of Kartemquin Films released in 1967, depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged.[1] One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a widower, without a family, who suddenly realizes he can no longer take care of himself. The film offers an unblinking look at the feelings of the two new residents in their encounters with other residents, medical staff, social workers, psychiatrists and family. A touching, sometimes painfully honest dramatic experience, it is valuable for in-service staff training, and for all other audiences both professional and non-professional, interested in the problems of the aged.[2]

Winning the Chicago Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as being an Official Selection at both the New York Film Festival and Edinburgh Film Festival, Kartemquin recently restored Home for Life and made their landmark film available to own on DVD.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, Jack C.; McLane, Betsy A. (2005). A New History of Documentary Film. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 249. ISBN 0-8264-1750-7.
  2. ↑ Home For Life :: Kartemquin Films
  3. ↑ "Filming for Change." Levie, Rebecca. Chicago Life Magazine. 2 Dec. 2007. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011.

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