Sunday, August 15, 2021
Filmmaker Claire Marie Panke will discuss her new documentary film Light Years, which shares the stories of three older adults who have turned their later years into some of their best years. Claire will talk about the filmmaking process and share insights into her three-film subjects, revealing how they model the power of purpose, creativity, resilience, and intergenerational connections throughout our lives.
In this program, you’ll discover:
- the film’s inspiration and development
- themes interwoven throughout the film
- how the film’s subjects embrace challenges and change throughout their lives
- the power of story to impact viewers of many ages
- how Light Years can be used to shift attitudes about later life
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Time: 12:00 noon Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific, 10 AM Mountain, 11 AM Central, and 6 AM Hawaiian)
Topic: Light Years: Intergenerational Stories of Resilience, Creativity, and Meaning in Later Life
Speaker: Claire Panke, award-winning filmmaker, writer/editor, and neonatal nurse
About Claire Panke 
A graduate of Georgetown University, Claire Panke studied film at New York University, earning a Certificate in Film. Her second feature documentary, Light Years, profiles three older adults who infuse their lives with creativity, service, inter-generational connections, and a knack for reinvention.
Claire’s first film, A Chance to Grow, was broadcast on The Discovery Channel, National Geographic Television, and other international venues, and was awarded a CINE Golden Eagle. She directed three short documentaries, has had several audio interviews broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and serves on several judging panels, including the News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
Claire also works freelance as a writer/editor, photographer, and nurse-consultant. In front of the camera, Claire served as a national spokesperson for a campaign to protect health care funding, appearing in nationally broadcast commercials, print & radio ads, and Congressional publications.
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Dorian Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D., BCC (Board Certified Coach) is a coach, therapist, teacher and writer with extensive clinical experience. She speaks to professional and community groups. As a coach, she helps women, men, and couples reinvent themselves in the second half of life. She is a co-founder of Certified Retirement Coaching 2.0., the founder of the Boomers and Beyond Special Interest Group for interdisciplinary professionals, and founder and host of a monthly webinar on the 4th Tuesday of each month: Revolutionize Your Retirement Interview with Experts Series for professionals and the public. She weaves adult development, holistic life planning, and positive psychology into programs that tap and shape clients’ energies into roadmaps for wiser, more enhanced living.
She has written about many topics pertaining to the second half of life and aging. She is co-author of The Couples Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating An Amazing New Life Together and has also contributed to Out Of The Box Retirement: Creative Ideas, Role Models, New Possibilities; Rightsourcing Retirement: Best Practices for Employers and Employees; Not Your Mother's Retirement; 70 Things to Do When You Turn 70; 80 Things to do When you Turn 80; Six Secrets For a Happy Retirement; 65 Things to Do When You Retire: Travel; Live Smart After 50!; 65 Things To Do When You Retire; Remarkable and Real; and Making Marriage a Success. She is also co-producer of The Career Playbook: Second Half Plays.
She’s been featured in a variety of media such as the WSJ, NY Times, USA Today, Washington Post, NPR, ABC Evening News, and the Today Show. She delivered a TEDx talk on “Embracing your Bonus Years: A Time to Grow, Learn and Evolve.”
For more information on Dorian Mintzer, visit her website at https://www.revolutionizeretirement.com . The book, Honoring the Art of Our Lives, is available for purchase at https://revolutionizeretirement.com/honorart.