A film on aging for the ages.
I Like It Here is a theatrical, and forthcoming PBS, film about facing mortality with honesty and a touch of good humor. The movie is a series of visits with several of filmmaker Arlyck’s friends and neighbors. They're an upbeat, lively bunch. As he meanders through his neighborhood and memories, he tries to make sense of the changes in his aging body and brain.
“[Arlyck] is doing precisely what great memoirists do: invite us into their stories as a way of making space for us to reflect on our own… I’ve seen the movie twice, and both times I found myself moved near tears”.
– Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times
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People talk or laugh about aging, its irritations and relentless progression, but rarely confront the reality of dying or being left alone. Nor do they consider the lightness and calmness that can come when the race seems not so crucial. I Like it Here is about all those things and, finally, about the pleasures of being alive. A leading figure of American independent documentary film, Ralph Arlyck conveys how it feels to look back on your own life, to contemplate your place in an ever-changing world, and what to make of the time that remains.
