Some Kind of Heaven

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 81 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2020

Countries: United States

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY:

Lance Oppenheim

CAST INCLUDES:

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

With Sundance Film Festival Official Selection SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community -- a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Rated 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and bolstered by strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life’s final act. "Those nostalgic for the fond portraits of eccentric Americana in Errol Morris' early work - and pretty much everyone else - will be delighted by SOME KIND OF HEAVEN" (Variety).

SYNOPSIS

Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade a Central Florida retirement community. Behind the gates of this utopia lie a small group of Villages residents and one interloper who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise.

Some Kind of Heaven

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 81 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2020

Countries: United States

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY

Lance Oppenheim

"Those nostalgic for the fond portraits of eccentric Americana in Errol Morris' early work - and pretty much everyone else - will be delighted by SOME KIND OF HEAVEN."

Variety

"The film deepens and grows more thoughtful - and, yes, sad - as its spotlight on the need for human connection - at any age - comes into focus."

Washington Post

"Oppenheim resists easy misanthropy, showing unexpected empathy for people who have cocooned themselves from the outside world, only to confront its headaches anyway."

New York Times