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A man thinks about his relationship with his parents (especially his mother) as he watches them grow old. He then realizes that he is now old too.

When a friendly resident at a retirement home starts to decline in health and popularity, a woman reflects on what it means to grow old when there’s no one to look out for you.

A middle-aged woman looks forward to growing old because she believes older people are less beholden to other's expectations, but her friend disagrees.

In a dystopian world where people stay young forever, a brother and sister encounter an old man for the first time, and must decide whether or not to turn him in.

In modern-day Philadelphia, an old, Korean married couple navigates the aging husband's Alzheimer's as best as they can. When the wife's secret that she also has a chronic disease comes out, her husband must fight to remember how to take care of their family.

An elderly woman in a senior living community spends most of her time alone. As she waits for her daughters to visit, she quells her loneliness by having dinner with her neighbor.

An elderly female-identifying character remembers the past through dreams and memories, growing frustrated with the limitations of age and the fact that the revolution she has spent a lifetime working towards is starting elsewhere. As she comes back from a walk in the city, someone invites her to speak at tomorrow’s march, but she replies she will not be there.

A recently married couple quarrels about their aspirations and fears for the future while walking through the park.

An independent elderly woman becomes involved with a much younger man and reflects on life, love, and relationships.

A young married couple finds themselves drawn to their next-door neighbors after moving to a small town with a predominantly elderly population.