FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
PHOTO BOOK
Aging in America: The Years Ahead is a journey across the topography of aging in search of what it means to have a “good old age”. This film traverses the experience of our elders from the wellderly to the elderly, as told through a series of intimate vignettes of people who are living the new old age. Through their stories, we laugh and cry as they celebrate their freedom, apply their wisdom, and suffer the consequences of their bodies’ limitations.
This film and its companion book are the result of seven years of fieldwork by the internationally-acclaimed team of writer Julie Winokur and photographer Ed Kashi. They traveled across the country, collecting scores of personal histories that, when taken collectively, challenge the culture of aging in America.
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Release Date: 2003
AGING IN AMERICA
The years ahead
TRAILER
PRESS
& ACCOLADES
2005 Freddie Award in Cinematography and Geriatrics, International Health & Medical Media Awards
2004 Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award
2004 National Press Photographers Association Best Feature Picture Story, 2nd Place for MSNBC.com series
2004 Pictures of the Year International, Best Multimedia Story & Essay, Best Multimedia Story & Essay for MSNBC.com Aging in America series, Judges’ Special Recognition for Best Photography Book
2004 Northern California Emmy Nomination, Best Documentary Film
One of the Best Photography Books of 2003, American Photo
One of the Best Photography Books of 2003, Village Voice
2003 Golden Light Award, Maine Photographic Workshops, Best Collaborative Photo Book
2003 Silver Images Film Festival, Best Educational Film
2002 National Press Club, Online Journalism Award
2002 Pictures of the Year International 2nd Place, Best Use of Multimedia/Interactive Publication – Large Media
2002 National Press Photographers Association, Best Picture Story, Best Feature Picture Story + Best Use of the Web
2002 National Media Award, American Society on Aging, MSNBC.com series
2001 Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, Single Picture Daily Life, “West Virginia Hospice”
2001 World Press Photo, 2nd Place, Single Picture Daily Life, “West Virginia Hospice”
2000-1 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation two-year fellowship grant
1999-2000 Open Society Institute grant
2000 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence for Unpublished Series, “Senior Foster Care”
1999 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence for Unpublished Series, “Spencer: Tornado Town”
1998 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence for Editorial Series, “America’s Aging Inmates”
1998 Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence, Magazine Division, Issue Reporting Picture Story, “Nilda & Nyco”
1997 Society of Publication Designers, 34th Design Competition, Merit Award, NY Times Magazine, “Aging Behind Bars,” Photography Reportage Story, July 13, 1997
“Aging Behind Bars”, The New York Times Magazine , July 13th, 1997
“What They Were Thinking”, The New York Times Magazine , July 31st, 2000
“Rookie Candidate”, The Wall Street Journal, September 11th, 2000
“Friends for Life”, The New York Times Magazine November 26th, 2000
Ed & Julie interviewed by The San Francisco Chronicle September 12th, 2003