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Home For Life

Home for Life depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged.

Home for Life depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. 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.

Restored in 2007 thanks to a prestigious National Film Preservation Foundation grant.

Filmmakers

Camera

Gordon Quinn

Sound

Gerald Temaner
Richard Sato
Neill Hicks

Re-recording

Richard Vorisak

Editor

Gordon Quinn

Assistant Editor

William Clarkson

Research Coordinator

Barbara Propst

Silent Footage

Stan Karter
Rick Robertson

Titles

Joel Katz

Additional Help

Linda Bensinger
Jerry Blumenthal
Berenice Gregorio
Thelma Guilboard
Howard Smith
Charles Taylor
Mark Zweigler

Media

Awards and Distinctions

Chicago International Film Festival

Winner

Chicago Award

Edinburgh Film Festival

Official Selection

New York Film Festival

Official Selection