The PBS POV documentary “Wisdom Gone Wild,” which focuses on elderly dementia, will be shown at Akaku Maui Community Media in Kahului and at Maui Economic Opportunity’s Moloka‘i office and the Lanai Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27.
The film by Rea Tajiri is a “reflection on aging and transformation” and a woman with dementia who “reinvents herself,” the PBS POV description says.
The filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother “as they confront the painful, curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia,” an Akaku flyer and PBS POV introduction.
In addition to the 1 hour and 10 minute documentary, there will be a panel discussion virtually and in-person that includes Heather Greenwood, University of Hawaii Extension Agent for Intergenerational and Aging Programs in Maui County; Kathleen Couch, program coordinator for Maui Adult Day Care Centers; and Rowena Dagdag-Andaya, Maui County Executive on Aging.
They will discuss issues facing Maui County’s aging community, the prevalence of dementia, caregiving challenges and the preservation of multicultural kupuna stories.
Akaku presents the film and panel discussion in partnership with MEO and Maui County Council Member Gabe Johnson.
To register, go to bit.ly/Wisdom-Gone-Wild.
There is no charge to attend the showings at Akaku, 333 Dairy Road, Suite No. 205, Kahului; MEO Moloka‘i, 380 Kolapa Place, Kaunakakai; and the Lana‘i Senior Center, hosted by MEO Lana‘i, at 309 Seventh St., Lana‘i City. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
The livestream Zoom link will be sent by Monday, Jan. 22.
For more information, call (808) 871-5554 or email [email protected].
