Maristone Senior Living Presents Senior Day At Nashville Film Festival April 19

Posted April 9th, 2009 by Anonymous
 
Nashville, TN-For Immediate Release
  April 3, 2009

Maristone Senior Living will be presenting a special Senior Day as part of the Nashville Film Festival, Sunday April 19th beginning at 11:30 a.m in the lower lobby of the Green Hills Regal Cinema.  Maristone Senior Living is also the presenting sponsor for the new film, That Evening Sun.

 

That Evening Sun, a touching and critically acclaimed movie shot in Tennessee, will be screened at 12:15 in the afternoon. It stars Hal Holbrook as an 80-year-old who shipped off to a nursing home by his son, goes AWOL to spend what little time left he has left back on his farm.  But what he finds, and how he deals with the not so pretty twilight of his life will move you with its message and beauty.

 

"I am honored that we can help the Film Festival present this movie," says Maristone Senior Living CEO Karen Shayne.  "Part of our mission is to raise awareness and educate ALL of Middle Tennessee on the issues facing seniors.  This movie does a beautiful job of illuminating the difficulties that come with aging, and that all seniors need to be treated with dignity and valued for the contributions they have made in their lifetime."

 

Films and documentaries of interest to seniors that day include:

 
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 12:15 PM
 
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 2:30 PM

Along with the films there will be special booths set up in the lower lobby. Attendees can learn about the Alzheimer Association's Safe Return program and get other valuable information aimed at seniors and their families.

 

The film festival is open to the general public. There is a special $9.00 senior ticket.  Tickets go on sale April 7th and can be purchased through the festival website at: NashvilleFilmFestival.org

 

For more information or interviews on Maristone Senior Living:
Jayne Rogovin, jrogovin@bellsouth.net or (615) 403-2393

 

For information on the Nashville Film Festival
Joe Pagetta, jpagetta@wnpt.net or (615) 259-9325 Ext. 211
 

 

About Maristone Senior Living:
Maristone Senior Living was established in 2007 to provide the Middle Tennessee senior population with exceptional service in senior living and care.  We believe that well fulfilled senior living is all about giving people choice, dignity, respect and a great quality of life. Maristone Senior Living offers the finest in senior housing, which includes retirement and assisted living and Alzheimer's care, as well as our new and innovative approach to senior day care with our customized MariCare program.  Maristone Senior Living also offers its services to the general community, through its On Modern Age partnership with WSMV-Channel 4 and  our non-profit wish granting program, Magic Memories.
 

About Nashville Film Festival
The longest-running film festival in the South, NaFF also ranks among the most prestigious, continually garnering accolades and notice from a wide range of entertainment and trade publications, including the Associated Press, MovieMaker Magazine, Film Festival Today, IndieWire, Variety, Billboard, New York and Script Magazine. Between 2003 and 2007, NaFF's attendance numbers doubled, capped off with a staggering 26% increase in festival goers between 2006 and 2007. In 2008, more than 22,000 film lovers, entertainment professionals and industry insiders from all over the world made the trek to NaFF, enjoying 240 films from 44 countries, incisive industry panels, music showcases and spirited party mixers.