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 About
the film
"Woke
up one morning. Age was on my mind."
Amy Gorman
Amy
Gorman invited Frances Kandl to journey with her throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area searching for female role models--very
old women, still active artists, living with zest. While Amy
chronicles their oral histories, Frances is inspired to compose
songs for several of these women, many well past 90, culminating
in concerts celebrating lives liberated by age.
 Do
these elders energize themselves through their art, craft
and musicianship? Whatever their degree of talent, they all
embrace a daily routine in which their special art form is
an essential part. Each woman is spirited and resilient--interpreting
for herself a life worth living to the end. Through their
encounters, Amy and Frances unveil the possibility of aging
richly, not in spite of becoming very old, but because of
it.
Still
kicking honors the gift of age, and poignantly illustrates
that growing old can be a time of creative expression and
satisfaction. Challenging the perceptions and attitudes towards
being old, still kicking is certain to trigger dialogue
and ignite the imagination of us all.
The
main characters include:
Amy Gorman
Project Director
Project Arts & Longevity
Frances
Kandl
Musical Director
Project Arts & Longevity
Women
of Project Arts and Longevity
Frances
Catlett, 1908-, painter
Elsie Ogata, 1912-, ikebana artist
Ann Davlin, 1910-, dancer, teacher
Grace Gildersleeve, 1911-, rug weaver
Madeline Mason, 1902-, doll maker
Lily Hearst, 1897-2005, pianist
The
Crones' Kwartet 
Debra
Golata, soprano
Cathy Allen, cello
Rachel Durling, violin
Frances Kandl, piano and composer
Dr.
Laura Carstensen
Director
Life-span Development Laboratory
Stanford University
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