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Life Series
The Silver Age

Growing population of elderly worldwide seeks purpose and care.


A printer-friendly version of this page 25 minutes
Directed by Charlotte Metcalf
Produced by Television Trust for the Environment
Series Editor: Robert Lamb
Executive Producer: Jenny Richards
Series Producer: Luke Gawin



Mrs. Bani Gupta is a widow who lives alone in Calcutta. Like so many Indian women, she'd devoted her entire life to looking after her family. So when her husband died and her children left home, she felt she's lost her reason for living.

It was only when she joined the West Bengal Women's Association and realized how many other women were in the same predicament that she discovered a new purpose to her life.

Bani Gupta's story is typical of millions of elderly women worldwide. Advances in science and health care mean that more people are living longer -- with over 560 million aged 60 and over in the world today.

In parts of Europe, North America and Japan, the proportion of older people in the population is rising faster than any other group. The result, often, is a growing population of old people with too few young people to take care of them.

This program explores the implications in three very different countries: Japan, India and Tunisia.

The producer of this program has collected extensive resources at www.tve.org/life/archive/life13main.html

The other titles in the series are:

1. Life: The Story So Far - How the globalized world economy affects ordinary people.

2. Geraldo Off-Line - Globalized economy affects Brazilian factory worker.

3. From Docklands to Dhaka - English MD travels to Bangladesh to improve community health.

4. An Act of Faith: The Phelophepa Health Train - A group of health professionals tours the most deprived regions of South Africa providing care.

5. The Philadelphia Story - Globalized economy affects American jobs.

6. The Boxer - Young male looks to escape Mexican poverty by becoming a boxer in the United States.

7. The Seattle Syndrome - Were the WTO protesters right in their effort to protect workers and the environment from exploitation?

8. The Right to Choose - Women are denied human rights in Ethiopia and northern Nigeria.

9. At the End of a Gun: Women and War - The devastating effect that the civil war in Sri Lanka is having on women.

10. The Summit - The UN General Assembly meets to review progress on social justice worldwide.

11. All Different, All Equal - Examines progress in women's rights globally.

12. India Inhales - Activists combat tobacco companies that target India.

14. The Cost of Living - AIDS drugs unaffordable in developing countries.

15. The Posse - Rap group in Sao Paulo, Brazil, expresses social problems.

16. Credit Where Credit is Due - Micro-credit organization in Bangladesh provides loans to village poor.

17. Regopstaan's Dream - Bushmen fight to live on ancestral land in South Africa.

18. Untouchable? - The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.

19. Because They're Worth It - Micro-credit, education, health information, and hope provided to impoverished Chinese.

20. For a Few Pennies More - Iodine deficiency causes health problems in Indonesia.

21. In the Name of Honour - Kurdish women fight for their rights in Northern Iraq.

22. God Among the Children - Community organization works with at-risk youth in Boston.

23. Without Rights - Palestinians are denied human rights.

24. Lost Generations - Poor health and poverty condemn people in India to sub-standard lives.

25. Educating Lucia - The odds are against girls getting an education in Zimbabwe and throughout much of Africa.

26. A-OK? - Examines prospects for Vitamin A distribution programs in Guatemala and Ghana necessary for children's health.

27. Bolivian Blues - Explores the success of new initiative to reduce widespread poverty.

28. The Outsiders - Explores the moral and economic dilemmas that adolescents face in the Ukraine today.

29. The Debt Police - Uganda seeks external debt relief and fights internal corruption.

30. The On-going Story - Final episode examines the international community's commitment to linking social and economic development with human rights.

NOTE: A second series called City Life is now available.



Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2000     Copyright Date: 2000
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-477-X     VHS ISBN: 1-56029-867-7




Reviews
"Increasing numbers of the world's population are living well beyond retirement. In a time of shrinking resources for the middle-class, this film poses the uncomfortable question, 'Who will care for the aged?'"
Timothy McGettigan, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Colorado


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The Silver Age


"Poses the uncomfortable question, 'Who will care for the aged?'" Timothy McGettigan, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Colorado

Links
www.tve.org/life/archive (Producer's web site)
www.tve.org/life/archive/life13main.html


Awards and Festivals
Silver Images Film Festival

Subjects
African Studies
Aging
Anthropology
Asian Studies
Developing World
Economics
Geography
Global Issues
Globalization
History
Human Rights
Humanities
Humanities
India
International Studies
Japan
Population
Social Justice
Sociology
United Nations
Women's Studies


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International patent regulations only protect multinationals.

Developing Stories - Series 2
The view from developing countries on population and migration.

Ageing with Community
The search for community and independence as we grow old.

Not The Numbers Game (BBC Version)
The role of women in solving development and population problems worldwide.

Not The Numbers Game
Six films from around the world on women solving the twin problems of population and development.

Helen Nearing
A moving portrait of the lives and deaths of homesteading authors, Helen and Scott Nearing.


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