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So Late So Soon

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Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Director Daniel Hymanson filmed the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study.
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Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap 12/08/2021
As imperfect, and as idiosyncratic, as the home they created together. Go to Full Review Susannah Gruder IndieWire 11/19/2021
A-
The film feels like a tribute, and an eventual goodbye -- to two extraordinarily unique people, their unconventional home, and their truly remarkable way of life. Go to Full Review Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter 03/07/2020
Hymanson embedded himself with the Seidens, on and off, for about five years, and the intimacy and trust he attained shines through. Go to Full Review Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch 07/27/2023
81/100
[Jackie and Don Seiden's] abiding mutual affection makes this documentary a moving portrait of enduring love, while their fiery intellectual verve gives it a sharp honesty that prevents it from ever lapsing into sentimentality. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 11/19/2021
The simplest of ideas yields a profound dignity in this quietly powerful documentary about aging, mortality, and the value of companionship. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage 11/18/2021
B-
Hymanson films them in good times and bad-present and past. The result can appear slight at times, but no less poignant in the aftermath. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mise en place u @RT70835685 05/21/2023 Quite an emotional film. Loneliness in old age(or disintegration as Jackie referred to it) is not something we think about often(not only of oneself but of family members and friends) but will be inevitable if we are lucky to grow old. It matters not how long we live but how, a good reminder that we should make the most of our hay days, make good of life in readiness for the undignified stage of life. See more Read all reviews
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Daniel Hymanson

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Jackie Seiden

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Don Seiden

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Trace Henderson

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Josh Penn

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Kellen Quinn

Producer

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Synopsis Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Director Daniel Hymanson filmed the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study.
Director
Daniel Hymanson
Producer
Trace Henderson, Josh Penn, Kellen Quinn, Noah Stahl
Production Co
Department of Motion Pictures, Hedgehog Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 11m
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