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    What is life really like at the retirement home? Is it what you might expect? Well, that depends. If you think it’s all about people sitting around waiting for the end to come, The Mayor will prove you wrong. This amazing documentary provides a “fly on the wall” view of a group of octogenarians living life to the fullest. They’re funny, active, smart, catty and even a little bit wild. Who are they? Well, there’s Sam, the quick-witted, widowed, eighty-eight-year-old Brooklyn native, for whom the film is named. Sam isn’t really a Mayor, but his personality is so infectious, he’s earned the nickname. Then there’s the ever so bawdy Ceil Schwartz and her affable, but somewhat tuned-out husband, Eddie. There’s also the prim, but cheeky Dorothy Wyll, who later reveals herself to be the director’s grandmother. The list goes on, and so do the daily lives of the residents. The filmmaker follows them as they go about their daily business - joking over breakfast, shuffling around the hair salon - even sharing secrets and gossip behind closed doors. And in between, he interviews them, discovering that as they struggle to defy cultural expectations, and make their golden years meaningful, they are also redefining the perceptions of what it’s like to grow old. The Mayor See it Thursday, March 27, at 12:30pm Indian Wells Theater, CSUSBPDC 37500 Cook Street Palm Desert CA 92211 Tickets: $ 10 To purchase tickets, visit the Camelot Theatres Box Office in Palm Springs, or go to: http://www.showclix.com/event/3814640 The 2014 Edition of The American Documentary Film Festival opens on Thursday, March 27th, and runs through Monday, March 31st. Presented by Nationwide Insurance The American Documentary Film Festival is a Palm Springs Cultural Center program. For more information, visit http://www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com/

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    What is life really like at the retirement home? Is it what you might expect? Well, that depends. If you think it’s all about people sitting around waiting for the end to come, The Mayor will prove you wrong. This amazing documentary provides a “fly on the wall” view of a group of octogenarians living life to the fullest. They’re funny, active, smart, catty and even a little bit wild. Who are they? Well, there’s Sam, the quick-witted, widowed, eighty-eight-year-old Brooklyn native, for whom the film is named. Sam isn’t really a Mayor, but his personality is so infectious, he’s earned the nickname. Then there’s the ever so bawdy Ceil Schwartz and her affable, but somewhat tuned-out husband, Eddie. There’s also the prim, but cheeky Dorothy Wyll, who later reveals herself to be the director’s grandmother. The list goes on, and so do the daily lives of the residents. The filmmaker follows them as they go about their daily business - joking over breakfast, shuffling around the hair salon - even sharing secrets and gossip behind closed doors. And in between, he interviews them, discovering that as they struggle to defy cultural expectations, and make their golden years meaningful, they are also redefining the perceptions of what it’s like to grow old. The Mayor See it Thursday, March 27, at 12:30pm Indian Wells Theater, CSUSBPDC 37500 Cook Street Palm Desert CA 92211 Tickets: $ 10 To purchase tickets, visit the Camelot Theatres Box Office in Palm Springs, or go to: http://www.showclix.com/event/3814640 The 2014 Edition of The American Documentary Film Festival opens on Thursday, March 27th, and runs through Monday, March 31st. Presented by Nationwide Insurance The American Documentary Film Festival is a Palm Springs Cultural Center program. For more information, visit http://www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com/

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    What is life really like at the retirement home? Is it what you might expect? Well, that depends. If you think it’s all about people sitting around waiting for the end to come, The Mayor will prove you wrong. This amazing documentary provides a “fly on the wall” view of a group of octogenarians living life to the fullest. They’re funny, active, smart, catty and even a little bit wild. Who are they? Well, there’s Sam, the quick-witted, widowed, eighty-eight-year-old Brooklyn native, for whom the film is named. Sam isn’t really a Mayor, but his personality is so infectious, he’s earned the nickname. Then there’s the ever so bawdy Ceil Schwartz and her affable, but somewhat tuned-out husband, Eddie. There’s also the prim, but cheeky Dorothy Wyll, who later reveals herself to be the director’s grandmother. The list goes on, and so do the daily lives of the residents. The filmmaker follows them as they go about their daily business - joking over breakfast, shuffling around the hair salon - even sharing secrets and gossip behind closed doors. And in between, he interviews them, discovering that as they struggle to defy cultural expectations, and make their golden years meaningful, they are also redefining the perceptions of what it’s like to grow old. The Mayor See it Thursday, March 27, at 12:30pm Indian Wells Theater, CSUSBPDC 37500 Cook Street Palm Desert CA 92211 Tickets: $ 10 To purchase tickets, visit the Camelot Theatres Box Office in Palm Springs, or go to: http://www.showclix.com/event/3814640 The 2014 Edition of The American Documentary Film Festival opens on Thursday, March 27th, and runs through Monday, March 31st. Presented by Nationwide Insurance The American Documentary Film Festival is a Palm Springs Cultural Center program. For more information, visit http://www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com/

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