Meeting / Event
11/19/2009 10am-1pm
True Story of senior center in Brooklyn
Senior Umbrella Network of Brooklyn & Sephardic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center are proud to co-sponsor a special event in November featuring the premiere film screening of the award winning short film "The Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn". Following the film screening there will be a discussion by acting/directing/writing team members and a fabulous brunch that Sephardic is famous for!
Details as follows:
Date: **Thursday, November 19, 2009**
**Please note that this will take the place of our general meeting in November**
Time: 10 AM - 1 PM (Doors open at 9:30 AM for registration & networking)
Location: Sephardic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2266 Cropsey Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT "THE BEAUTIFUL HILLS OF BROOKLYN", PLEASE VISIT THE WEB SITE -
REGISTER NOW
Members can attend at no-charge.
Non-members can attend for a donation fee of $25
which can be applied towards a new membership.
To reserve a seat for this event you must be pre-registered.
This can be done by responding to this email
or calling Vicki Ellner at 516-455-9612.
For all of us inspired by the work we do everyday this is a not to be missed event.
"Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn" is a short narrative film that invites viewers to enter the world -- and the inner life -- of an elderly woman living alone in Brooklyn. Starring Broadway veteran Joanna Merlin, it is an artistic film that has won numerous awards at film festivals and has qualified for an Academy Award nomination.
The filmmakers hope that the film will play an important role in the world of aging services. For newcomers to the field, it is a virtual "casebook on aging" that heightens awareness and empathy. For veteran caregivers, it provides a platform for sharing insights and building community.
The film is based on a true story. Every word is from the diary of an actual elderly woman, Jessie Singer Sylvester, who attended a senior center on Jay St. in Brooklyn in the 1970's. When we tracked down the actual director of that center and told her how Jessie had written about her, she was amazed at the impact she'd had on this quiet woman. The film helped her understand how we touch the lives of our clients without even realizing it.
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