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Changing the Conversation Around Aging: Then and Now in Film
Nov 10, 2026 11:30 AM
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Ends Nov 10, 2026 1:30 PM
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Oak Park Library, 834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301
About this event
Join the Center for Gerontology for a thoughtful and entertaining discussion with Jim Vanden Bosch, founder and Executive Director of Terra Nova Films. Jim will present film segments from beloved movies produced 50 years apart – “Harold and Maude” (1971) and “Thelma” (2024) together with clips from documentaries, illuminating how conversations about aging have changed. Or…have they?
Thanks to sponsorship from Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust, the Center for Gerontology has worked with the National Center to Reframe Aging to change the conversation around growing older for over 10 years. While media has rightly been critiqued for promoting negative or inaccurate images of aging, film also has a unique ability to highlight opportunities to reframe images, opinions and language about growing older. Please come and add your voice to the conversation!
Click here to register and get your complimentary tickets for the program and lunch by Noon on November 9th:
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Date & time details
Tuesday, November 10, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Fees & registration details
Complimentary program and lunch. 2-hr free parking at library.https://Nov10AgingInFilmEvent.eventbrite.com
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
11:30 AM
Oak Park Library, 834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301
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Beth Truett
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