"…A heartfelt reminder that for many, age is just a number."
— LA Times

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.

Screenings!

Request a screening

More dates being added daily!

Alaska
Bear Tooth Theatrepub, Anchorage, AK – Second Encore screening January 7, 2019

Arizona
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, AZ – Showed June 17, 2018

California
Lark Theater, Larkspur, CA – Ended July 10, 2018
Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, CA – Ended June 17, 2018
Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA – Ended June 14, 2018
Summerfield Cinemas, Santa Rosa, CA – Ended June 7, 2018
Cameo, Cinema, St. Helena, CA – Ended May 24, 2018
Palm Desert 10, Palm Desert, CA – Ended May 24, 2018
The Palm Theatre, San Luis Obispo, CA – Ended May 17, 2018
Vogue Theater, San Francisco, CA – Ended May 17, 2018
Rialto Cinemas Elwood, Berkeley, CA – Ended May 17, 2018
Paseo Nuevo Cinemas, Santa Barbara, CA – Ended May 17, 2018
Hitchcock Cinema, Santa Barbara, CA – Ended May 10, 2018
Regency Rancho Niguel, Laguna Niguel, CA – Ended May 10, 2018
Laemmle Playhouse, Pasadena, CA – Ended April 29, 2018
Monica Film Center, Santa Monica, CA – Ended April 26, 2018
Town Center, Encino, CA – Ended April 26, 2018
Osio Theater, Monterey, CA – Ended April 5, 2018

Colorado
Lyric Theater, Fort Collins, CO – Ended October 22, 2018
Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO – Ended July 14, 2018

Connecticut
Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT – Ended May 31, 2018
Avon Theatre Film Center, Stamford, CT – Ended May 10, 2018

Florida
Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival, Boca Raton, FL – Screened November 14, 2018
The Last Picture Show, Tamarac, FL – Ended May 24, 2018
Cinema Paradiso, Hollywood, FL – Ended May 17, 2018
O Cinema, Miami Beach, FL – Ended April 29, 2018
Savor Cinema, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Ended April 28, 2018
Tropic Cinema, Key West, FL – Ended April 12, 2018

Idaho
The Flicks, Boise, ID – Ended July 27, 2018

Maine
Strand Theatre, Rockport, ME – Ended August 20, 2018
Colonial Theatre, Belfast, ME – Ended May 24, 2018
Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, ME – Ended April 26, 2018
Frontier Cafe, Cinema and Gallery, Brunswick, ME – Ended April 12, 2018
Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, ME – Ended April 5, 2018
Harbor Theater, Boothbay Harbor, ME – Ended March 23, 2018
Reel Pizza, Bar Harbor, ME – Ended March 29, 2018

Massachusetts
Chatham Orpheum Theater, Cape Cod, MA – Ended April 12, 2018
Newburyport Screening Room, Newburyport, MA – Ended April 5, 2018

Michigan
Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs, MI – Ended August 31, 2018
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI – Ended July 5, 2018
Knickerbocker Theater, Holland, MI – Ended May 19, 2018
The Maple Theater, Bloomfield, MI – Ended May 15, 2018
Riviera Theatre, Three Rivers, MI – Ended April 5, 2018

New Hampshire
Red Rivers Theaters, Concord, NH – Ended October 25, 2018
The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH – Ended August 1, 2018

New Jersey
Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ – Ended June 14, 2018

New Mexico
Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NM – Ended June 21, 2018
The Screen, Santa Fe, NM – Ended April 6, 2018

New York
Upstate Films, Woodstock, NY – Screening with filmmaker Q&A, October 27, 2018
Carole Zabar Center for Film, Marlene Meyerson JCC, Manhattan, NY – Encore screening with filmmaker Q&A October 30, 2018
Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY – Ended April 26, 2018
Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, NY – Ended April 5, 2018
Plaza Cinema, Patchogue, NY – Ended April 5, 2018

North Carolina
Cary Theater, Cary, NC – Ended May 10, 2018

Ohio
The Garfield Theatre, Cincinnati, OH - Presented by the Cincinnati World Cinema – Ended November 10, 2018
Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, OH – Ended September 28, 2018
Neon Theater, Dayton, OH – Ended June 3, 2018
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH – Ended May 27, 2018
Little Art Theater, Yellow Springs, OH – Ended May 12, 2018
Gateway Film Center, Columbus, OH – Showed May 14, 2018

Oklahoma
Rodeo Cinema, Oklahoma City, OK – Ended August 30, 2018
Circle Cinema, Tulsa, OK – Ended August 9, 2018

Oregon
Bijou Art Cinema, Eugene, OR – October 2, 2018
Varsity Theater, Ashland, OR – Ended June 14, 2018
City Lights Cinema, Florence, OR – Ended April 21, 2018

Pennsylvania
Small Star Art House, York, PA – Ended June 15
Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock, PA – Ended May 30, 2018
Civic Theater, Allentown, PA – Ended May 10, 2018
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr, PA – Ended April 19, 2018
Midtown Cinema, Harrisburg, PA – Ended April 5, 2018

Rhode Island
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport, RI – Ended November 11, 2018

South Carolina
Coligny Theatre, Hilton Head Island, SC – Ended June 28, 2018

Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX – Ended May 28, 2018

Vermont
Savoy Theater, Montpelier, VT – Ended April 12, 2018

Virginia
Cinema Arts, Fairfax, VA – Ended April 26, 2018
Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg, VA – Ended April 5, 2018

Washington
Liberty Theater, Camus, WA – Ended June 21, 2018
Concrete Theatre, Concrete, WA – Ended June 14, 2018
The Grand Cinema, Tacoma, WA – Ended June 14, 2018
Clyde Theater, Langley, WA – Ended May 24, 2018
Rose Theatre, Port Townsend, WA – Ended May 17, 2018
Magic Lantern Theater, Spokane, WA – Ended May 10, 2018
Pickford Film Center, Bellingham, WA – Ended April 18, 2018

Canada
The Vic Theater, Victoria, BC – Ended October 1, 2018
The Screening Room, Kingston, Ontario – Ended September 20, 2018
Cinecenta, Victoria B.C. – Ended August 13, 2018

A few of our film stars...

Our CreW

Sign up for Updates and have words of wisdom from the film delivered to your INBOX!

Name *

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address *

Lives Well Lived in the news

Blog

On the red carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Watch the Red Carpet interview from the SBIFF

2017 SBIFF Movie Spotlight: "Lives WEll LIVED"

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

On Veteran's Day we honor all the people who served. This is Lou Goodman who has a few cameo appearances in Lives Well Lived. Lou was in the 8th Air Force and flew 30 missions over Germany occupied territory during World War II.
My favorite quote of his from the film, "I don't think people should worry about getting old because they're going to get old. You can't stop birthdays and you're going to keep getting older every year. But you don't have to be old mentally."
We thank all the courageous men and women who have and still continue to serve our country.
•
•
#liveswelllived #liveswelllivedfilm #documentaryphotography #documentaries #wisdomwednesday #elders #family #love #generations #disruptaging #inspiration #stayactive #activeaging #filmfestival #lifewelllived #grandparents #filmmaker #womeninfilm #film #hope #ageisjustanumber #agegracefully #storytelling #motivationalquotes #age #wisdom #disruptaging #babyboomers #positive #seniors

Kristallnacht happened eighty years ago today on November 9th, 1938. Here is an excerpt from the Lives Well Lived film in which Marion and Paul Wolff talk about living through that experience. "My father considered himself much more German than Jewish. He was a hero in the First World War with all kinds of metals, fighting for Germany. And thought that this upstart, Hitler will blow over, we just have to tough is out.

Kristallnacht changed his mind on that very seriously.
On Kristallnacht, every thing Jewish was broken, smashed, the Temples were set on fire.
On Kristallnacht, I remember clearly my father being whisked away at night from his house and being incarcerated along with thirty thousand other Jewish men from Austria or Germany. Luckily enough he was released only 7 days later because one of the arresting officers had served under him in the First World War and they got to be very good friends. But it made him hastily make arrangements to get his family of five out."
•
•
You can see the Lives Well Lived this weekend at the Cincinnati World Cinema on Saturday, November 10th at 4 p.m. and at the Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center on Sunday, November 11th at noon.
•
•
#liveswelllived #liveswelllivedfilm #documentaryphotography #documentaries #wisdomwednesday #elders #family #love #generations #disruptaging #inspiration #stayactive #activeaging #filmfestival #lifewelllived #grandparents #filmmaker #womeninfilm #film #hope #ageisjustanumber #agegracefully #storytelling #motivationalquotes #age #wisdom #disruptaging #babyboomers #positive #seniors

This is a screenshot from @liveswelllived. My grandmother grew up in a time when women DID NOT have the right to vote. I never take my right to vote for granted. In the film she talked about how proud she was to vote for the very first time with her mom. Please go out there and vote today.
•
•
#liveswelllived #liveswelllivedfilm #documentaryphotography #documentaries #wisdomwednesday #elders #family #love #generations #disruptaging #inspiration #stayactive #activeaging #filmfestival #lifewelllived #grandparents #filmmaker #womeninfilm #film #hope #ageisjustanumber #agegracefully #storytelling #motivationalquotes #age #wisdom #disruptaging #babyboomers #positive #seniors

After a wonderful day in Woodstock, NY at Upstate Films Theater, I learned of the tragic news from Pittsburgh.
It is difficult to wrap my mind around the hate that exists. My heart is very heavy today.
Our next screening is at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (the Jewish Community Center). Come out and support the message of our elders in this troubling time.
https://letsreimagine.org/586/special-screening-lives-well-lived
•
•
#liveswelllived #liveswelllivedfilm #documentaryphotography #documentaries #wisdomwednesday #elders #family #love #generations #disruptaging #inspiration #stayactive #activeaging #filmfestival #lifewelllived #grandparents #filmmaker #womeninfilm #film #hope #ageisjustanumber #agegracefully #storytelling #motivationalquotes #age #wisdom #disruptaging #babyboomers #positive #seniors

Follow Us on Twitter

Lives Well Lived

Aging2.0 Free Movie: "Lives Well Lived" + Q&A with Director, Sky Bergman, after the screening on November 08 https://t.co/3fVUuIiE4W
about a week ago
Lives Well Lived

Join us today at the @greenwichlibs in Greenwich, CT for a special screening of @liveswelllived with a SKYPE Q&A. F… https://t.co/A3eKVR3L28
about a week ago

Like Us On Facebook

Be part of Lives Well Lived

You can be part of Lives Well Lived. We are collecting inspiring stories about Lives Well Lived to share on the website. If you, or someone you know, would like to be considered for inclusion in our online gallery, click here to participate.