Boston LGBT Film Festival 2013

Before You Know It

With in person.

Sun, May 05 @ 3:00 pm

Brattle Theatre

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Director

PJ Raval

Year

2012

Run Time

110

min

Country

USA

Language

English

PROGRAM Time

minutes

CONTENT WARNING:

Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.

This film is presented in English with English subtitles.

There are an estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55. LGBTQ seniors are 5 times less likely to access social services than their heterosexual counterparts, half as likely to have health insurance coverage, and 10 times less likely to have a caretaker if they fall ill. In response to inequities in care, LGBTQ seniors turned to each other for a solution. Some organized to build retirement facilities; others worked within their cities to create a support network. Set against the backdrop of three unique retirement communities, "Before You Know It" traces a year in the lives and a lifetime of experiences of several gay seniors.

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