Old Age

Les Films du 3 Mars (F3M) invites you to discover thematic cinema about Old Age. From fiction to documentaries, long and short, enjoy the best of Québécois and Canadian filmmaking !

IN THE WAVES

60 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

In the Waves is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her.
Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, In the Waves was crafted by Joan’s granddaughter Jacquelyn Mills. In essence, the film is an intergenerational love-letter, an ebb and flow between dream and reality, past and present, a glimpse of childhood and an encounter with the end-of-life.

LE CHANT DES ÉTOILES

76 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

The film examines the universal values associated with our origins and affiliations, family, memory and transmission as well as the greatness of the universe.

WE WERE THERE

63 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

A witty and joyful trip into their memories, We Were There gives voice to six old friends and their surprising destinies.

TURTLES DO NOT DIE OF OLD AGE

90 min, Documentary, Maroc, Québec, 5.1

This film celebrates longevity by introducing us to three colorful characters living in Morocco.

JOURNEY’S END

80 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

An abandoned motel converted into a retirement home sets the stage for an elegiac exploration of life and ageing.

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

21 min, Fiction, Canada, 5.1

When his loving wife passes away, a retired 82-year-old farmer is relegated to a retirement home. The looks of those around him seem to silently condemn him to an imminent death, but with the aid of his unfailing memory and with hope still alive in his heart, the old man resolves to defend his right to go on living till his very last breath.