“Miss Senior Sweetheart” is a beauty contest for women older than 58. It exists since 1978, and takes place in Fall River, a minor town in Massachusetts. Director Sabine Steyer accompanied three participants on their way to the contest, throughout the preparations and rehearsals leading up to the choreography at the centre of the event, culminating in the crowning of Miss Senior Sweetheart. Their life stories tell a tale of growing old and staying young, of longing, death and the joy of life.

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Director: Sabine Steyer

Screenplay: Sabine Steyer

Producer: Jörg Trentmann Susann Schimk

Orig. Titel: Miss Senior Sweetheart
Section: Northern Lights
Original language: English
Filmtype: Documentary Feature
DoP: Birgit Möller
Editor: Sabine Steyer
Format: DigiBeta

Production Company: credofilm GmbH, Schiffbauerdamm 13, 10117 Berlin, Tel.: +49. 30. 257 624 - 0, Fax: +49. 30. 257 624 - 22, http://www.credofilm.de