It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents (Caregiver Movie Night)

SHS will be hosting a movie night at the office on Thursday, April 21st, to watch the documentary film, It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents.

This feature-length documentary provides an intimate look, presented with humor and heart, at the relationships between aging parents and the adult children who care for them, examining the challenges they face and the solutions they discover along the way. The touching, funny, and emotional film by Emmy® nominated director Michelle Boyaner chronicles her journey caring for her long-divorced parents (her mom battling dementia, her father, a hoarder). Other families’ supporting storylines — all races, genders and backgrounds — are expertly woven throughout, showing the universal and inevitable issues we as a nation face around the topic of aging. Leading with humor and heart, It’s Not a Burden takes on the relatable struggles of elder-care, with truth, humor and compassion – exposing the multiple sides to this complex issue that affects so many while gently reminding us, we’re not alone. (Run time: 1 hour, 26 minutes)

Pizza and refreshments will be provided.