About

The Legacy Film Series is officially one year old. Its director, Sheila Malkind, recently moved to the Bay area from Chicago, where she was the director of the Silver Images Film Festival for three years, presenting films that celebrated older adults.

 

Ms. Malkind holds a Master of Arts degree (MA) in Clinical Psychology (Roosevelt University, Chicago), and a Master of Public Health degree (MPH), specializing in gerontology (University of Illinois at Chicago). She is a published writer and photographer.

 

Recently, the Legacy Film Series has presented its programs in collaboration with Saybrook Graduate School, the Pacific Institute, and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. (The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco recently hosted Legacy's Second Annual Older Adult Film Festival)

 

Post-screening evaluations have elicited only the most positive of responses:

 

As one of our viewers said, "(these films) allow younger people to see their potential in older years and older people to appreciate their journey to senior life." As another viewer wrote: "These films and videos help us live our lives with respect, courage, and value."