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The Terra Nova Films Collection

The films of the Terra Nova Films Collection fosters a greater understanding of life in its later years through the media of film and video.

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The Terra Nova Films Collection includes the following titles:

Is It the Right Time?  The Nursing Home Decision - imageIs It the Right Time? The Nursing Home Decision

Following up on More Than a Thousand Tomorrows, Is It the Right Time deals with the tough decision of nursing home placement

Terra Nova Films | 2010 | 13 minutes
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: The Habilitation Approach to Care - imageLearning to Speak Alzheimer's: The Habilitation Approach to Care

Applying the basic concepts of habilitation (which is simply caregiving that embraces the remaining abilities of the person with dementia.)

Terra Nova Films | 2008 | 32 minutes
Let's Face It-Women Explore Their Aging Faces - imageLet's Face It-Women Explore Their Aging Faces

A touching and honest glimpse into the intimate self-explorations of several women in their 40's, 50's, and 60's as they face the natural reality of sags and bags, lines and wrinkles.

Terra Nova Films | 2002 | 26 minutes
Look Us in the Eye: The Old Women's Project - imageLook Us in the Eye: The Old Women's Project

Founders of the Old Women's Project, an activist organization that challenges ageism

Terra Nova Films | 2007 | 25 minutes
More Than a Thousand Tomorrows - imageMore Than a Thousand Tomorrows

A follow-up to the video, A Thousand Tomorrows, More Than A Thousand Tomorrows revisits one of the couples, Everett and Betty Jordan and looks at the changes Alzheimer's causes in their intimate relationship.

Terra Nova Films | 2003 | 22 minutes
No Age Limit: Creativity and Aging - imageNo Age Limit: Creativity and Aging

Explores the life-enhancing impact of continued creativity and artistic expression--well into the later years.

Terra Nova Films | 2009 | 26 minutes
Positive Images of Aging - imagePositive Images of Aging

A compilation DVD that gives you access to 14 different video segments that each reflect a positive image of aging.

Terra Nova Films | 2007 | 56 minutes
Still Dreaming - imageStill Dreaming

A group of retired actors, dancers, and musicians create a unique take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Terra Nova Films | 2014 | 94 minutes
The Age of Discovery - imageThe Age of Discovery

This film offers a compelling prospect for living our later years as a unique, exuberant time of life on its own authentic terms. A group of wonderfully diverse individuals, 66 to 106, share their insights on life after sixty

Terra Nova Films | 2004 | 56 minutes
There is a Place - imageThere is a Place

Singer-songwriter Lior Tsarfaty engages Alzheimer's care communities in music, song, and dance

Terra Nova Films | 2016 | 17 minutes

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