Legacy Film Series
"I shall not grow conservative with age."
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902
Recent Legacy Film Series Programs

Monday, April 26, 12:30 -1:30 pm, Castro Senior Center
110 Diamond St, SF

  • Life: The Silver Age: This film explores the implications of aging and caregiving in three very different countries: Japan, India and Tunisia.
  • Mr. Reubens Goes to Mars: A story of a withdrawn older man, who finds new energy at a dance club. When his zest for life starts to fade away it is rekindled by another source.

At the San Francisco Public Libraries:

Saturday, April 24: 3-4 pm, Richmond Branch Library
351 9th Ave (near Clement), (415) 355-5600

  • A Day with Francisco: Retirement didn’t suit Francisco Cardoza, so he decided to go back to work. The customers and employees at one Manhattan pharmacy are glad he did.
  • Life: The Silver Age: This film explores the implications of aging and caregiving in three very different countries: Japan, India and Tunisia.
  • Mr. Rubens Goes to Mars: A story of a withdrawn older man, who finds new energy at a dance club. When his zest for life starts to fade away it is rekindled by another source.

Wednesday, April 28: 7-8 pm, Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission St (at Cotter), (415) 355-2868

  • Why: An animated explanation by the filmmaker about why she went to art school at middle-age leads to an amusing, and amazing autobiographical discourse.
  • My Father’s Hopes: A brief documentary about an artist who was diverted into the business world, and later created a wonderful old age for himself.
  • Bella Bella: With creativity and verve, 71-year-old sculptor Bella Feldman overcomes the challenges of widowhood, a life-threatening illness, and a new trans-Atlantic love affair, while continuing to create her anti-war sculptures.

Saturday, May 8: 3-4 pm, Western Addition Branch Library
1550 Scott (at Geary), (415) 355-5727

  • The Yard People: A group of African American couples came together in Buffalo, New York in the 1940s. Now in their 70s, 80s and 90s, they remain friends today due to their intergenerational 'yard parties' and community activism.

Tuesday, May 11: 3-4 pm, Mission Bay Branch Library
960 4th St (at Berry), (415) 355-2838

  • A Day With Francisco: Retirement didn’t suit Francisco Cardoza, so he decided to go back to work. The customers and employees at one Manhattan pharmacy are glad he did.
  • Mr. Reubens Goes to Mars: A story of a withdrawn older man, who finds new energy at a dance club. When his zest for life starts to fade away it is rekindled by another source.
  • Close Harmony: An Academy-Award winning documentary about a magical choir performance of seniors and middle school children.

Monday, May 24: 7-8 pm, Sunset Branch Library
1305 18th Ave (at Irving), (415) 355-2808

  • Trishaw: A Singapore trishaw driver (bicycle-driven vehicle) fights a battle against modernism. (Chinese, with English subtitles).
  • Close Harmony: An Academy-Award winning documentary about a magical choir performance of seniors and middle school children.

Saturday, February 20: 2-4 pm, Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Better with Age: Three documentary films on California artists, art lovers, and aging.

Completed program.

Note: All film programs listed above are free to the public.


Please see The Film Catalog for fuller descriptions of films.

Photo Credits: Let's Face It: Wendy Oser, Joan Levinson, Beverly Spencer Afloat: Erin Hudson Old Woman: Sandra Martin Productions