How do you continue to have a productive, fruitful life in your so-called golden years?
It's easy, film director Laurent Goldstein said.
You need to move.
You need to have a passion.
And you need to have a positive spirit.
For a year and a half, Goldstein travelled the world to talk to baby boomers after he read the book by Calgary author Frank Moffatt. He produced, wrote and directed a documentary about aging called Your Second Fifty — a film that will be screened next Monday in Port Moody.
"The topic interested me very much," Goldstein told The Tri-City News. "I was interested in time passing by and how we only have a limited time on this planet."
In his study, Goldstein interviewed 100 "game changers" — including doctors, athletes, country singer Naomi Judd and Bruce Allen, a Vancouver-based talent agent — to ask their secrets about staying young.
Of the 42 subjects he kept for the film, they all said this: The most important thing to know is that we are more in control of our life than we are led to believe.
"That's a very empowering message," Goldstein said, adding, "If you picture yourself aging your way, you will manifest your reality. I know it's kind of a new age-y thing to say but that was the message that was echoed by the entire cast."
Goldstein said he hopes to provide an inspiring look at aging through the journeys of seniors in Asia to a 92-year-old woman riding her motorcycle across the U.S. They are people who "don't have extraordinary powers. They just don't want to stop unless their bodies break."
The Nov. 21 screening at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) will also include a question and answer session afterward with Goldstein and a panel of health experts. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. with the documentary rolling at 7:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served and there will be a raffle.
• Film tickets for $10 are available at Newport Village Chiropractic, Ageless Radiance Medspa, Port Moody Health and Integrative Medicine, Healing Paws Veterinary Care and Clarity in Healing.
