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The Best Time of My Life: Portraits of Women in Mid-life
198558 min 35 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Patricia Watson
Production: Margaret PettigrewPatricia WatsonKathleen Shannon
An upbeat, positive film about a group of women dealing with mid-life and menopause. The women come from a wide range of backgrounds, careers and lifestyles. Some are married; some are divorced. Interviews alternate with sequences showing the women both at home and in the workplace. Based on the women's experiences, the film effectively dispels popular myths and fears about life during and after menopause.
Availability
Subject categories
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Menopause
- Health and Medicine > Sexuality and ReproductionWomen
- Women > Sexuality and Reproduction
Credits
- director
- Patricia Watson
- producer
- Margaret Pettigrew
- Patricia Watson
- executive producer
- Kathleen Shannon
- cinematography
- Joan Hutton
- sound
- Ingrid Cusiel
- Esther Auger
- Kathy Morin
- Aerlyn Weissman
- editing
- Cathy Gulkin
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Adrian Croll
- music
- Maribeth Solomon
Awards
- Red Ribbon Award - Category: Women's World Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival