Michael Jacoby's documentary Ten More Good Years, broadcast on the Sundance Channel and Logo, addresses the plight of elderly LGBT individuals, who face many issues that also apply to the heterosexual elderly: lack of decent and affordable healthcare, the challenge of maintaining financial independence during the twilight years, and fears of growing old alone. But elderly members of the LGBT community struggle with the added burdens of having to cope with prejudice, an absence of healthcare workers sensitive to their needs (particularly the transgendered), and erratic laws relating to same-sex unions. Although a 2005 White House conference on aging ignored this issue, many outspoken elderly LGBT men and women refuse to stay silent, including the four individuals profiled here: Miss Major, Jack Ogg, Harry Bartron, and James Bidgood. Bidgood, director of the groundbreaking 1971 gay-oriented film Pink Narcissus, became one of the first major openly gay visual artists; today, he lives in poverty. Ten More Good Years offers a two-pronged attack on both homophobia and ageism in the United States, presenting a sad and frequently shameful portrait of a society that marginalizes those in greatest need of kindness and support. A powerful and disturbing film, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall)
Ten More Good Years
(2008) 71 min. DVD: $19.95 ($125 w/PPR: high schools & public libraries; $295 w/PPR: colleges & universities). LookOut Films. Closed captioned. Volume 24, Issue 2
Ten More Good Years
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