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Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his career.

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A bucolic fantasy frolic in which an adaptable young woman must navigate a bewildering and whimsical phantasmagoria, populated by anthropomorphic and bombastic creatures. The characters she encounters, she discovers, reject established facts and knowledge in favour of: galvanising, albeit meaningless soundbites (often in the form of riddles and poetry), vigilantism and its blunt implementation of “justice” and cult-like acts of dissent. Ironically, leading these academic rebellions are the establishment figures themselves.

After spending 25 years as a domestic worker, Edilsa faces the reality of unemployment in an era where all the rules seem to have changed.

"Work While You Have the Light" is a feature documentary by a multi-generational directing team that examines professional women who are over seventy years old and still working.

A comedy drama following Annie Freeman, an actor who must navigate misogyny and ageism in the film industry. With no appropriate acting roles available, she’s forced into taking wacky adverts.

Moullet explores the causes and consequences of cases of mental disorders that were especially numerous in the Southern Alps.

‘Superagers’ examines the positive aspects of ageing and how some embrace life at every stage. ‘Superagers’ observes a unique group of older individuals. Their physical and mental ability could be considered exceptional for any age. Our older generation has endured a lot of setbacks in recent years. This heart-warming and often humorous observation of their day to day lives is inspirational and uplifting.

In recent years, stories of older British women hooking up with younger Gambian men have made news headlines, from one-night stands to whirlwind weddings. But what's the truth behind the stories? Seyi Rhodes investigates.

Jim Jansson is a woodcarver who gets retired.

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides it’s time to get a younger dog to guard the farm, Bodřík is sent to stay in the junkyard. The first night without Bodřík's watchful eye, one wolf sees his opportunity to strike.

What happens when images betray our words? How do we survive in a world that constantly misunderstands us? 'My Word' is a short film based on artificial intelligence where a woman shows us her journey to define herself.