Home for Life

Duration: 80 min

Year Published: 1966

Creator: Northwestern University, School of Speech, Evanston, Illinois

Credits: Direction, Script: Gerald Temaner; Photography, Editing: Gordon Quinn.

Description: Documentary in cinema verite style, depicting the experiences of two elderly people in their first months at a home for the aged. After a presentation of the home itself — from pleasant social events down through deterioration and death — the film focuses on the feelings of the two residents in their encounters with other residents, medical staff, social workers, psychiatrist and family.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)