Resource: Movies About Aging and Elderhood
Resource Type: | Books and Blogs |
About this resource: | Movies About Aging and Elderhood is a natural offshoot of our home site, Terra Nova Films, which produces and distributes films geared exclusively toward the care, safety, and dignity of older adults. It is now a #1 Google Search Result for "movies on aging". / This film review website creates awareness of ageism in film, and normalizes aging and elderhood as a "continuum" of life. |
Contact information: | Email address: glorystar@terranova.org |
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Still Rare, Still Ridiculed: Portrayals of Senior Characters On Screen in Popular Films from 2015 and 2016 Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Dr. Katherine Pieper, & Marc Choueiti with assistance from Artur Tofan, Anne-Marie DePauw, & Ariana Case USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Humana School for Communication and Journalism Center for Public Relations
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