"A Lovely movie." — NPR film critic, Peter Rainer

What is a life well lived?

Lives Well Lived is a feature documentary film by Sky Bergman that celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old who are living their lives to the fullest. Encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. Their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but mostly inspire you.

Upcoming Screenings

Gig Harbor Film Festival, Gig Harbor, WA
October 26 - 29, 2017

Ojai Film Festival, Ojai, CA
November 2 - 12, 2017

San Diego Jewish Film Festival
February 7 - 18, 2018

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Apr 4, 2017 Sky Bergman

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“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel, you’ll see life in a new light after watching ‘Lives Well Lived’...

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We are humbled & thankful for the standing room only audience yesterday at the screening of Lives Well Lived at the @carmelfilmfest. We hope that each new audience is inspired to live a life well lived. Today we celebrate! 🥂
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Join us for the next showing of Lives Well Lived at the @gigharborfilm festival on October 26th. See our Facebook events page for more details! 🎟🎞
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Can you tell filmmaker Sky Bergman is stoked to be part of the @carmelfilmfest?! 😆✌🏼🎟
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See @skybergman's debut film, Lives Well Lived tomorrow at the Carmel Youth Center, 10am. A Q+A session will follow the screening. Come see why @liveswelllived is an award winning documentary film 🏆🎬
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♦️Friday October 20th ♦️Carmel Youth Center, Multipurpose Room
♦️10 am - 12 pm ♦️Q+A following the screening with Filmmaker Sky Bergman
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Filmmaker Sky Bergman's inspiration for the Lives Well Lived project was her 103 year old Italian grandmother Evelyn Ricciuti, who enjoyed exercise, making the best lasagna you’ve ever tasted, and being with family. Evelyn showed by example, that age is truly just a number
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Everyone has a story to tell if you just take the time to listen. 👂Join us this Friday Oct 20th to see a moving and inspirational film, @liveswelllived 🎞
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Lives Well Lived was honored to be part of the Awareness Festival & thrilled to have had our Los Angeles premiere! @awarenessfest
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Director Sky Bergman was also part of a first time filmmaker panel featuring other women filmmakers: Melissa Dowler, Nancy Frohman, & moderated by Alexia Anastasio representing Women in Film in Los Angeles International Committee. @skybergman @alexiaanastasio @melissadowler •
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That's a wrap everyone, thank you! 👏🎞❤️
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