Neil Steinberg & Mark Jonathan Harris - Aging in America: Survive or Thrive

Neil Steinberg and Mark Jonathan Harris are both acclaimed filmmakers and through a partnership with Generation Entertainment, The John A. Hartford Foundation ( https://www.johnahartford.org/resources/view/new-pbs-documentary-film-release-and-screenings-aging-in-america---survive-or-thrive ) and PBS SoCal ( https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/aging-in-america-survive-or-thrive ), on May 1st will be debuting Aging in America: Survive or Thrive ( https://aginginamericasurviveorthrive.com/ ), a one-hour documentary that explores the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly aging population.

The documentary identifies critical issues associated with our rapidly aging population, including ageism, healthcare, economic insecurity, and Alzheimer’s disease, but also highlights innovative approaches to address these concerns, and featuring a range of renowned experts, personal stories, and narration from Martin Sheen, the film celebrates the promise of increased longevity while addressing crucial and unprecedented public policy challenges.

Neil is President at Generation Entertainment and has worked extensively as producer/ director in nearly all forms of media ( https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825796/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm ). His documentary work includes directing Kisses for the TNT Network and writing and producing a one-hour documentary on the life of Bishop TD Jakes for Lionsgate Television.

Neil was the producer and director for the highly acclaimed PBS documentary, Boomer Century 1946-2046. Other aging related projects he has produced and directed for PBS include Life’s Third Age and Sages of Aging.

Mark ( https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365057/ ) is a 3-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and Emeritus Distinguished Professor in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California ( https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/profile.cfm?id=6530&first=&last=harris&title=&did=50&referer=%2Ffaculty%2Ffacultydirectory.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=1 ), where he ran the documentary program for many years. In 2021, Asian Americans, a 5-part series for PBS for which he was Consulting Producer, received a Peabody Award.

Among the many documentaries Mark has written, produced and/or directed are The Redwoods, which won an Oscar for Best Short Documentary (1968); The Long Way Home, Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary (1997); and Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, which won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary in 2000 and was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for permanent preservation in the National Film Registry. Foster, which he wrote and directed, aired on HBO in 2019 and was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.

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