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Act Your Age is a 50-minute movie that stars children and seniors from the Brookline community. Produced and directed by Peter Rhodes of Brook Street Productions, the film tells the story of a family that gets mixed up in some very weird magic. Grandma Rose's Annual Magic Festival is interrupted when a 2,000 year-old witch named Marcelan and her ex-husband, Frederique the Evil Freak, turn the festivities upside down in search of a magic book that transforms seniors into kids and kids into seniors. Grandpa turns into a 10 year-old boy while his granddaughter becomes a 76 year-old woman! And if the Book of Bagasius falls into Frederique's diabolical hands, he will have the power to dominate the universe. The parents are too busy doing errands to notice anything unusual going on so old and young must work together to find the magic book before it's too late.
In making a humorous movie for families to enjoy, producer and director Rhodes and his team wanted to provide a creative environment where children and seniors could interact and learn from each other. The process began in the winter of 2002 when Rhodes and his crew, lead by acting coach Jeremy Solomons, held workshops for folks from The Brookline Senior Center and kids from town of Brookline. For the next several months, the group played improvisation games and encouraged the participants to explore different characters and situations. Out of these sessions, co-director and scriptwriter Marcy Goldberg developed a script that reflected the strengths and the interests of the diverse acting ensemble.
I was inspired to make this movie by what I noticed on my street corner. At the end of our block there is a playground filled with lively children. An apartment building for senior citizens is located directly opposite the park; yet there is no interaction between the residents and their younger neighbors.
