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From The January Cover

Documentary Exploring Life In Florida’s Retirement

Capitol Is A Tender And Surreal Look At The
Never-Ending Quest To Find Meaning And Love

The new documentary film SOME KIND OF HEAVEN explores life inside the palm tree-lined
streets of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community in Florida. Referred to as
the “Disneyland for Retirees,” this planned community is home to over 120,000 seniors. It
offers residents a utopian version of the American yesteryear: wide, safe streets, perfectly
manicured lawns, and countless activities all in service of enjoying their golden years. While
most residents have bought into the community’s blissful optimism, we meet four residents
living on the margins, striving to find happiness.
After 47 years of marriage Anne and Reggie Kincer’s relationship is coming to a head.
Barbara Lochiatto moved to the community 12 years ago with her late husband and is
now struggling financially and emotionally.
Perennial bachelor Dennis Dean lives out of his van. He’s determined to find a relationship
that will finally allow him financial stability.
24-year-old director and South Florida native Lance Oppenheim is the youngest contrib-
utor to The New York Times Op-Docs. The Harvard grad’s short films have been screened
at festivals across the world. SOME KIND OF HEAVEN is Oppenheim’s first feature and was
produced by Darren Aronofsky and The New York Times.
A Magnolia Pictures release, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN opens exclusively at theaters through-
out Florida January 8, 2021 and will be available on VOD everywhere starting January 15, 2021.
For details visit www.somekindofheaven.com.

The Universal Gravitation Of Forgetfulness

(From: 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments by Tom Friedman)
The scientific genius of Sir Isaac Newton is unquestionable. Not so his memory. One day
Dr. William Stukely, a scholar best known for his studies of Stonehenge and a stranger to
Newton, called at Newton’s home and was told by a servant that Sir Isaac was in his study
and couldn’t be disturbed. Stukely sat down to wait. A short time later another servant
brought in Newton’s dinner, a boiled chicken under a cover and put the dish down on a
table next to the visitor. When an hour had passed and Newton still hadn’t appeared, the
hungry Stukely ate the chicken without thinking. Finally, Newton came in and apologized
for keeping his visitor waiting. “Leave me to take my short dinner,” he said, “and I shall be
at your service. I am fatigued and faint.” Upon removing the cover, he found only a pile of
bones. Embarrassed by what he took to be another of his frequent lapses memory, he put
back the cover and said, “If it weren’t for the proof before my eyes, I could have sworn I
hadn’t dined.”

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