Sunset Story


1h 11m 2003

Brief Synopsis

The assumption that the elderly have little to contribute to public discourse, let alone debate, is rendered obsolete by Irja, 81, and Lucille, 95, an odd couple at Los Angeles' Sunset House, a retirement home for free-thinking elderly.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 11m

Synopsis

The assumption that the elderly have little to contribute to public discourse, let alone debate, is rendered obsolete by Irja, 81, and Lucille, 95, an odd couple at Los Angeles' Sunset House, a retirement home for free-thinking elderly.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 11m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2003 IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival.

Released in United States February 25, 2005

Released in United States January 2004

Released in United States June 2003

Released in United States March 4, 2005

Released in United States May 2003

Released in United States on Video April 12, 2005

Released in United States Winter February 4, 2005

Shown at IFP/Los Angelese Film Festival (Documentary Competition) June 11-21, 2003.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-19, 2004.

Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 18-22, 2003.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 3-11, 2003.

Aired in USA on PBS March 22, 2004 as part of the "Independent Lens" documentary series.

Project shot on mini-DV.

Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-19, 2004.)

Released in United States Winter February 4, 2005

Released in United States February 25, 2005 (New York City)

Released in United States March 4, 2005 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video April 12, 2005

Released in United States May 2003 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 3-11, 2003.)

Released in United States June 2003 (Shown at IFP/Los Angelese Film Festival (Documentary Competition) June 11-21, 2003.)

Released in United States June 2003 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 18-22, 2003.)