NYC Premiere "The Embrace of Aging, the female perspective of growing old" To say you played on Broadway is just about anyone's dream in the entertainment community. As a documentary filmmaker, this seems as far out of reach as being selected to warm up the great Roger Federer before a match at Wimbledon. Well, I won't sit and wait for the email from his coach, but I can proudly say that As the president of NYIT so graciously and eloquently welcomed our 100+ attendees of community leaders, doctors and aging professionals, I could not help but smile ear to ear. Not because we were going to show this specially edited version of a 13-part series that will begin to air this fall on PBS in Detroit, but because in the auditorium were many of the featured individuals from the film. I know that this opportunity to be on Broadway was as exciting for them as it was for To help you understand how we had obtained this very special invite, I need to talk about one of the featured ladies - Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., FACOFP, V.P. for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at NYIT. The invitation to show the film had a great deal to do with the fact that Dr. Ross-Lee is in the film. The Pre-Evening Event Our evening's festivities began the night before when a great friend, Drew Nieporent from Tribeca Grill hosted us for a private dinner. This enabled some of our professionals to meet and get to know each other. It was an eclectic group of medical professionals, producers, and community leaders. Tom and Sue Rau, CEO, Nexcare Health Systems Walter Thurmond, New York Giants football player Film Premiere on Broadway- Monday, May 5th The big night was complete with small talk gathering in the reception area of the theatre on the first floor and photos taken by photographers Bobby Spartan and Keith Terracina. Once in the theatre, Dr. Edward Guiliano offered opening comments and I introduced From the Vietnam War to social prejudices, she helped us understand, as a professional woman, the challenges of wanting to study human anatomy as her major at Wayne State University, only to be declined by her pre-medical advisor, who did not believe women should be physicians. The deep thoughts were often cutting-edge and humorous. One of the funny moments was about her love for Motown music. Of course, the chuckle part here is that Diana Ross is her sister. Clearly the invited guests really enjoyed Dr. Ross-Lee's reflection on a woman's aging process. Also offering her thoughts for the evening attendees was Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and Founder of the Women's Heart Clinic at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Hayes is featured in our film as the head cardiologist for women in America. She is extremely engaging considering one of America's foremost authoritative figures on women's heart cancer. Dr. Hayes talked about gratitude as a woman and just how important it is for women to not only learn the signs of heart attacks, but also become more aware of the importance to have time put aside for themselves. As the film came to a close, I was touched to hear comments such as "I want my mothers, sisters, girlfriends and even husbands to see this." As I always felt from the very beginning of this production, this will be a great documentary for women but its really going to be helpful to men, enabling them to better understand the ladies in their lives. I'd like to specially thank the team at New York Institute of Technology. Jennifer Cucura, Director, Auditorium on Broadway A special 'thank you' to all our supporters of "The Embrace of Aging," the female perspective of growing old; this could not have been possible without them. ProMedica |
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