Terra Nova Films

12/16/2025

See the newest film reviews on our sister site, Movies About Aging and Elderhood:
* A Kind of Madness
* A Man on the Inside
https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/category/newest-film-reviews/

11/25/2025

Watch On-Demand now...
Fighting for Dignity: A Film on Injurious and Fatal Resident-to-Resident Incidents in Long-Term Care Homes
https://terranova.org/film-catalog/fighting-for-dignity-a-film-on-injurious-and-fatal-resident-to-resident-incidents-in-long-term-care-homes/

11/12/2025

Check out Post #11 on Replay: Reflections on Movies and Elderhood Blog on our sister site...

Ageism in Film: An Enlightening Conversation with Jim and Rose
https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/post-11-ageism-in-film-an-enlightening-conversation-with-jim-and-rose/

10/23/2025

Terra Nova is looking for a few, good films...

Enter the first-ever Terra Nova Films Signature Award Film Competition! The 2026 Terra Nova Films Signature Award (TNFSA) recognizes outstanding creative and original films that do one or more of the following:

project balanced images of aging and elderhood
explore the humanity behind older adult caregiving/family dynamics
recognize the wisdom of elderhood
highlight intergenerational unity, and/or
champion the overall care, safety, dignity, value, and contributions of older adults.

https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/enter-2026-signature-award-film-competition/

We look forward to your submissions!

09/11/2025

In solidarity with Ageism Awareness Day on Thursday, October 9, 2025, we are dedicating our October e-mail Hot Sheet to the topic:

"MY EXPERIENCE WITH AGEISM: Stories of What I did, What I did not do, and What I wish I had done"

Please tell us briefly about your experience(s) with ageism. How did it affect you or make you feel? Did you share it with anyone or keep it to yourself? Did you wonder or second guess whether it was ageism or not? What did you do about it or not do about it? What do you wish you had done?

We want to share your stories to help:
1) create awareness of ageism,
2) empower others to respond to it, and
3) encourage a climate for change.

07/17/2025

Bloodborne Pathogens
This practical infection control DVD explains bloodborne pathogens: what they are, how they are contracted, and highlights the most serious bloodborne pathogens: HBV, HCV, and HIV.
https://terranova.org/film-catalog/bloodborne-pathogens/
PREVIEW this film:
https://youtu.be/QMaVZUphrBs

07/08/2025

On our sister site, Movies About Aging and Elderhood...
Read Post #10 on the blog Replay: Reflections on Movies and Elderhood that gives some thought-provoking insights on the "elder odyssey" in films.
https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/post-10-on-the-road-to-older-age-insights-from-the-elder-odyssey/

06/03/2025

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Check out our award-winning collection of films that create awareness of and help prevent elder abuse - in all of its various forms. https://terranova.org/film-catalog/category/elder-abuse/

05/08/2025

It's Older Americans Month 2025!
Meet Zelda Kaplan (from the film: Her Name is Zelda)
https://terranova.org/film-catalog/her-name-is-zelda/

04/22/2025

Modeling Person-Centered Care in Practice
This DVD documents real people with dementia as they go about their day, and shows how the professional caregivers interact with them to create a life-affirming environment that boosts their self-esteem and honors their individual needs.
https://terranova.org/film-catalog/modeling-person-centered-care-in-practice/
Preview the film:
https://youtu.be/qtBl3_lm9tE

03/12/2025

Post #2 - "He makes boring films about old people."
Read the second post from our blog, Reflections on Movies and Elderhood.
(From our sister site, Movies About Aging and Elderhood.)
https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/he-makes-boring-films-about-old-people/

02/25/2025

Revisit Post #1 from our sister site blog, Replay: Reflections on Movies and Elderhood

Long before there were cameras to capture images, our early ancestors were creating images of their own.