PREVIEW: Some Kind of Heaven (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Dennis Dean, Lynn Henry, Anne Kincer, Reggie Kincer, Gary Schwartz

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lance Oppenheim (film debut), director, producer, editor; Darren Aronofsky (Jackie), Simon Horsman (The Bye Bye Man), Kathleen Lingo (Father Soldier Son), Melissa Oppenheim (film debut), Jeffrey Soros (Shirley) and Pacho Velez (Bastards of Utopia), producers; Ari Balouzian (Along Recovery), composer; David Bolen (Soni), cinematographer; Daniel Garber (Cam), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the Central Florida retirement community of The Villages, which brands itself as a blissful utopia for elderly citizens, four residents and one interloper find that they are unable to find happiness within the pre-packaged paradise, and slowly uncover the truth behind its operations…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

First-time feature filmmaker Lance Oppenheim – with help from producer Darren Aronofsky – pulls back the curtain on the “Disneyland for Retirees” in this colourful, often surreal documentary that highlights the manufactured nature of seemingly-perfect retirement communities.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH MAY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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