Stages /

Stages is a moving and surprisingly funny exploration of the unexpected power of the simple act of storytelling. In New York City's oldest community center, a group of older Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth come together to create an original play out of the stories of their lives. Weav...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Meerkat Media Collective, New Day Films
Other Authors:	Bar-Zemer, Tal, Bergom, Sally, Davis, Josh, John, Brian, Liu, Elliott, Orman, Alice, Phillips-Horst, Eric, Powell, Alexis, Serabian-Arthur, Zara, Sterrenberg, Jay Arthur, Telaroli, Gina, Watson, Keith
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Harriman, N.Y. : New Day Films, [2010]
Subjects:	Older people > Services for > New York (State) > New York. Theater and older people > New York (State) > New York. Theater and youth > New York (State) > New York. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	Stages is a moving and surprisingly funny exploration of the unexpected power of the simple act of storytelling. In New York City's oldest community center, a group of older Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth come together to create an original play out of the stories of their lives. Weaving together themes of immigration, identity, aging and coming of age, Stages offers an intimate portrait of an unlikely ensemble, transformed by the liberating power of their own stories -- first as they are spoken across generations, and later when they are performed for a sold-out show. -- Container.
Item Description:	"A feature documentary by the Meerkat Media Collective." -- Container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Writers and directors Alexis Powell, Alice Orman, Brian John, Elliott Liu, Eric Phillips-Horst, Gina Telaroli, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, Josh Davis, Keith Watson, Sally Bergom, Tal Bar-Zemer, Zara Serabian-Arthur ; original score Josh Davis, Elliott Liu ; editor Jay Arthur Sterrenberg.