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Life in Stills

Thank you, Janice Lubin Kirschner, for this week's suggestion! Tamar Tal's poignant, prize-winning documentary tells the story of 96-year-old Miriam, the remarkable widow of Czech-born, Israeli photographer Rudi Weissenstein, as she and her grandson, Ben, defend their family's Tel Aviv photo studio from demolition. An official photographer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, Weissenstein documented the country's political and daily life until his passing in 1992. He opened the Pri-Or studio in 1940. Though stuffed with his prints and over a million negatives of his work, the city wants to tear it down to make way for a high-rise development. Grandmother and grandson cope not only with relocation, but also with the acutely painful circumstances surrounding the death of his parents. As they interact in ways by turns blunt and comic, the movie becomes a love story spanning three generations. It also offers a visual ode to Weissenstein, with moving montages of his stunning black and white photographs-including vivid portraits of a young and acrobatic Miriam.

Do you know of any films, books, music and TV shows with an intergenerational theme? Share them with us and we'll share in the weeks and months to come. Disclaimer: Inclusion in this section is not an endorsement from Generations United. Rather, it is a way of showing the multiplying impact when the arts and pop culture are age-advantaged.

Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling. The National Storytelling Network supports applied storytelling projects that aim to increase understanding of the ways storytelling can promote change individuals and communities. Funding is intended to support innovative, service oriented projects that are based in a community or organization  and are somewhat replicable. Membership to the National Storytelling Network required. Deadline: April 30, 2015. Learn more

 Awards ranging from $200 to $10,000 will be awarded to organizations that support family literacy. The program focuses on fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs, breaking the intergenerational cycle of illiteracy. Deadline: Rolling. Learn more

Generations United encourages you to submit intergenerational projects. If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to Alan King at [email protected]