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Local Film Maker Releases 'To Age Or Not To Age'
Local film maker Robert Kane Pappas' new documentary, "To Age or Not To Age," a film about new discoveries on the extension of healthy life span, will premiere on Thursday, February 11 at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater in New York City at 6:30 p.m.

http://www.hamptons....not-to-age.html

The world premiere of "To Age or Not to Age" will be followed by a panel discussion, with special guests including Pulitzer Prize-winning author and founder of the National Institute on Aging, Dr. Robert Butler; Cambridge advocate and pamphleteer Dr. Aubrey de Grey; director of the Guarente Lab at M.I.T, Dr. Leonard Guarente; head of the lab at the Buck Institute Dr. Gordon Lithgow, as well as Pappas.

In addition, the evening will be simulcast in a number of theaters across America, and the panel following will be joined by streaming it on the Internet.

Short trailer of the film you can find here:

http://ieet.org/inde...o/degrey201002/


A second documentary had its premiere already on Sunday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival:

How to Live Forever
Documentary Filmmaker Mark Wexler Searches for Ways to Extend His Life.

http://www.independe...live-foreverem/

It is great to see more longevity films hitting theatres and the film festivals lately, especially in areas with influential people (New York and LA).

It is great to see more longevity films hitting theatres and the film festivals lately, especially in areas with influential people (New York and LA).

Yes, but tomorrow 'To Age Or Not To Age' can be seen simultaneously not only at two places in New York and three places in California but also in Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Florida. Locations and local time:

http://info.toageorn...ates-locations/


The following panel discussion will stream live at:

Thanks a lot for the inputs guys. Always great to see good documentaries. Just can't wait to see the one from Ray Kurzweil.

I've heard about this one for some time, this is great to see it is getting a broad release-I've been wanting to watch it for a while (Trancendent Man too ) As the word gets out, more people will support the cause of life extension--and new connections in research will be made, join ventures formed...

http://www.thoughtwa...e-Or-Not-To-Age

The best part is when Aubrey calls the New Age woman delusional.

http://www.thoughtwa...e-Or-Not-To-Age

The best part is when Aubrey calls the New Age woman delusional.

New Age lady comes in around 42:30.

I guess it's rather interesting how life extension which should be embraced by any person who at least doesn't want to die, and hopefully actually enjoys and appreciates life, is still seen as quackery or probably seen as a liberal kind of thing...It's obvious so many people are still afraid to tamper with aging as if it were a divine truism.

But it's also remarkable how little films and tv spots are popping up more regularly now, indicative that at least the few that are presently interested are at least very passionate about it.

A first report and comment about the film and the discussion you can read on Scientific American Online:

Anti-aging talk: Getting old or just getting started?
By Katie Moisse, Feb 13, 2010

Almost five centuries after Juan Ponce de Leon's legendary quest for the Fountain of Youth, a cure for aging continues to drive a multibillion-dollar biotech industry. But despite gerontology's growing list of biological "breakthroughs," what it means to get old and how to best stave off the process remains a topic of heated debate. Read more

This article will generate further coverage!

A first report and comment about the film and the discussion you can read on Scientific American Online:

Anti-aging talk: Getting old or just getting started?
By Katie Moisse, Feb 13, 2010

Almost five centuries after Juan Ponce de Leon's legendary quest for the Fountain of Youth, a cure for aging continues to drive a multibillion-dollar biotech industry. But despite gerontology's growing list of biological "breakthroughs," what it means to get old and how to best stave off the process remains a topic of heated debate. Read more

NY1 Movie Review: "To Age Or Not To Age"
By Neil Rosen, July 14, 2010

A new documentary called "To Age Or Not To Age" features scientists who claim that humans can live to 150 years old and still feel quite young. NY1's Neil Rosen filed the following review.

The society we live in is obsessed with looking good and staying young. Now, the new documentary "To Age Or Not To Age" explores scientific claims that humans may one day live to 150 years old or beyond but still not feel more than 50. Read more in a movie review from NY1, a newschannel in New York. See also the recent reviews in The New York Times: More to Life, and in Variety: To Age or Not to Age.