Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever? Or what you would have to do to live beyond the average life expectancy (in the U.S.) of 77.9 years? Filmmaker Mark Wexler spent 3 years trying to answer these very questions in making his documentary, How to Live Forever.
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This remarkable new film, which has been described by the New York Times as “engaging,” “remarkably spry” and “lighthearted,” explores the ideas surrounding aging and life extension from a wide range of perspectives. Wexler interviews a variety of health and longevity experts, as well as some exceptionally long-lived individuals in an attempt to determine how they managed to achieve their longevity.
Here’s an official synopsis from the film’s producers:
Filmmaker Mark Wexler is not going down without a fight. Rather than face his own mortality, he embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever.
But whose advice should he take? Does 94-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have the answers, or does Buster, a 101-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathon runner? What about biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey? Futurist Ray Kurzweil? Phyllis Diller? A laughter yoga expert? Maybe an elder porn star?
Wexler deftly explores the viewpoints of these delightful characters alongside those of health, fitness and life extension experts in this engaging, and often hilarious, new documentary.
Here’s the trailer:
The film is currently playing only in New York and California, but will be opening in theaters around the country in the coming months. Visit the film’s official website to learn more.
Here’s an overview of where the film will be playing this summer:
6/3: San Diego, CA – Landmark Ken Cinema
6/10: Palm Desert, CA – Cinemas Palme D’Or
6/17: Chicago, IL – Siskel Film Center
6/17: Portland, OR – Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10
6/24: Phoenix, AZ – Harkins Shea 14
6/24: Boca Raton, FL – Living Room Theaters
6/24: Miami, FL – O Cinema
7/1: Austin, TX – Regal Arbor Cinema Great Hills
7/10: Savannah, GA – Muse Arts Warehouse
7/15: Philadelphia, PA – Landmark Ritz at the Bourse
7/22: Denver, CO – Landmark Chez Artiste
7/29: Minneapolis, MN – Landmark Lagoon
7/29: Washington, DC – Landmark E-Street
8/19: Boston, MA – Landmark Kendall Square