Thirty years after a chance encounter, Maggie and Joel, aged 75 and 84, are still very much in love. But their relationship is not without complications. Born in the hard-boiled Bronx, Joel Meyerowitzis a world-renowned photographer with major exhibitions and 40 books to his name. British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented but less recognized artist and writer. There is a knot of unease in their relationship, which is further strained when Maggie falls and breaks her leg and Joel becomes her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner-peace whilet here is still time. With unique access to the couple’s lives, directors Jacob Perlmutter and ManonOuimet have created a profoundly moving film about living, creating and loving.
Release: March 2024
Countries: United Kingdom / Denmark / USA
Duration: 100 mins
Audio: English, French, Italian
Subtitles: English
AWARDS
CPH:DOX, Denmark - Special Mention: DOX:AWARD
Philadelphia Film Festiva - Best Documentary Feature Awar
Ortigia Film Festival, Italy - Best International Film Award
British Independent Film Awards - Nominee: Best Feature Documentary and
Best Debut Director - Feature Documentary
Cinema Eye Honor - Nominee: Spotlight Award
FILM FESTIVALS
CPH:DOX, Denmark - WORLD PREMIERE, in Main Competition
Thessaloniki Int. Doc. Film Festival, Greece - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE, in Main Competition
Docs Against Gravity, Poland
DocEdge, New Zealand
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland
Biografilm Festival, Italy
Mumbai International Film Festival, India
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Camden International Film Festival, USA
BFI London Film Festival, UK
Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
Mirage, Norway
Montclair Film Festival, USA
Denver Film Festiva, USA
Philadelphia Film Festiva, USA
DOC NYC Festival, USA
IDFA, Netherlands
Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA
Antenna Film Festival, Australia
Big Sky Film Festivals, USADirected by Directed by Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet
Produced by Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen
(The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Flee) and Jacob Perlmutter
Executive Produced by Mandy Chang, Joslyn Barnes,
Melissa O’Shaughnessy, James O’Shaughnessy and Janus Billeskov Jansen