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SET FOR LIFE  is currently airing on public television stations nationally.  Please check your local listings (and we have also posted information below).

Its broadcast by American Public Television is funded in part by AARP Foundation, working to win back opportunity for struggling Americans, 50 and older.

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Set for Life follows three Baby Boomers who struggle to recover from the devastating impact of losing their jobs during the Great Recession.

Boomers came of age during an era of prosperity, hope and optimism.  They grew up confident that their future would be guaranteed if they worked hard and followed the rules.

Their expectations seemed justified until the Great Recession decimated the economy and 15 million Americans lost their jobs. In clips, Baby Boomers, who are now in their fifties and sixties, express their shock and disbelief. The economic downturn shocked them by exposing that the American Dream is no longer guaranteed.

Joe Price, a third-generation steelworker from Weirton, W.V., has been laid off seven times over the course of his 25-year career in the mill, but his most recent two-year layoff, which began in 2009, appears to be permanent.

Deborah Salim from Conway, S.C. worked for 15 years in the records department at a local community college until she lost her job due to government budget cutbacks in 2008.

George Ross, a Vietnam veteran and an information technology project manager from Livermore, Calif., lost his job in 2008. He searched for work until he was notified that his son, Jason, a Marine, had stepped on a buried IED in Afghanistan while on patrol.

The three main characters they suffer financial woes, self-doubt and health concerns during through the daunting job search process that older unemployed workers face today. Thrust by the Great Recession into a quest they never expected to face at the age of 50-plus also opens deeper questions that are relevant for every individual:  What defines my self-worth?  What is my definition of happiness?  Can I reinvent myself?  Can I prepare for and accept change?

As the U.S. economy continues to falter, the themes and issues explored in Set for Life remain timely and topical not only for boomers, but for all Americans.

Set for Life won “Best Feature Documentary” at the 2012 Massachusetts Independent Film Festival,  the Spring 2013 New Jersey Film Festival and the 2013 Northern California International Film Festival. It is also an official selection of Louisville’s International Film Festival, the New Jersey Film Festival, the Northern California International Film Festival and the Queens World Film Festival.

Click on the link below to buy a copy of the DVD, which costs $14.99 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling.




SET FOR LIFE PUBLIC TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULE (in date order)

OPB/Portland –  Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9 at 4 a.m. on  OPB Plus Channel.

LPB/Louisiana Statewide – Friday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. on LPB2.

WETA/Washington, DC – Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. on their WETA HD Channel.

KRWG/El Paso –  Saturday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.

UNC-TV/Statewide North Carolina – Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 a.m. and 10 p.m. on their UNC-MX channel.

WLRN Public Radio and Television/Miami  – Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15 at 5 a.m.

WIPB/Indianapolis – Thursday, Nov. 14  at 10 p.m.

KNPB Public Broadcasting/Reno -Thursday, Nov. 14 at 2pm.

WHYY/Philadelphia – Sunday, Nov. 17 at 12:30 p.m.

WKNO/Memphis – Sunday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. on their KNO2 channel.

KOZJ/Ozarks – Monday, Nov. 18 at 10 p.m.

Lakeland Public Television/Minneapolis – Tuesday, Nov. 19th at 9 p.m.

KUED/Salt Lake City -Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 12 a.m.

WFYI 3/Indianapolis– Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m.

Rhode Island PBS – Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.

Rocky Mountain PBS/Denver – Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.

WGVU/Grand Rapids – Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m.

SCETV/South Carolina’s statewide network – Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.

WEDU Public Media/Tampa – Sunday, Nov. 24 at 11pm on their WEDU+ channel as well as Saturday, Nov. 30th at 1 a.m. on WEDU+.

KAKM/Alaska Public Media – Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 10 p.m.

WTVI /Charlotte -Thursday, Nov. 28 at 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31 at 3:00 a.m.

OETA/Oklahoma Statewide  – Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m.

WSBE/Providence – Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 10 pm on WSBE Learn (also Wed., Dec. 4 at 5 am and Thurs., Dec. 5 at 2 am on WSBE Learn)

WKAR – Public Media from Michigan State University – Wed., Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. on 23.2.

KWSU/Spokane – Sunday, December 8th at 12pm.

KCLS/Los Angeles – Monday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1 a.m.

KUEN/Salt Lake City – Thursday, Dec. 12 at 9 p.m.

Idaho PTV – Saturday, Dec. 14th at 2 a.m.

Colorado PTV – Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.

WPTD/ThinkTV (Dayton) – Sunday, Dec.15 at 11 p.m. on WPTD 16. Also, Monday, Dec. 16 at 11 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 4 a.m.,  Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m.  on Channel 16.2.

KQED/San Francisco – Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. on KQED World

West Virginia PBS – Thursday, Dec.26 at 8 p.m. on WVPBS2

KVCR Public Television and Radio/Los Angeles  – Thursday, Dec. 26 at 11 p.m. on 24.3; Friday, Dec. 27 at 4 a.m. and 3 p.m. on 24.3; Saturday, Dec. 28 at 10 p.m. on 24.3, and Sunday, Dec. 29 at 10 p.m. on 24.3

WLIW/New York – Sunday, Dec. 29 at 5:30 p.m

WNIN/Evansville, IN – Monday, Dec. 30 at 9 p.m.

KRCB/San Francisco – Tuesday, Dec. 31st at 9 p.m.

WHUT Howard University Television/Washington DC – Thursday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m.

WFYI/Indianapolis  – Thursday, Jan. 2 at 9 p.m.

WEFS/Orlando –  Saturday, Jan. 4 at 10 p.m.

KCTS/Seattle – Thursday, Jan. 2 at 12 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 3 a.m.

Thirteen WNET New York – Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m.

WXEL TV/West Palm Beach, FL  – Sunday, Jan. 5 at noon and Monday, Feb. 10 at noon

KLCS/Los Angeles – Monday, Jan. 6 at 9 p.m.

WHUT/Washington, DC – Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 2 a.m.

NJTV -Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m.

KEDT/Corpus Christi – Thursday, Jan. 9 at 8 pm and Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 11 p.m.

KMBH/Harlington-Weslaco – Thursday, Jan. 16 at 9 p.m.

KCET/Los Angeles – Sunday, Jan. 19 at 9 p.m. on KCET Links

WVIZ/PBS ideastream®/Cleveland – Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 20 at 5:00 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 5:00 a.m.

Colorado Public Television – Monday, Jan. 20 at 9 pm on 12.1  and Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 12:00 a.m. on 12.1, Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 8:00 p.m. on 12.2, Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4:00 a.m. on 12.2

KENW/Amarillo – Monday, Jan. 20 at 11 p.m.

KLRN/San Antonio – Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 9 p.m.

Vegas PBS – Thursday, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. on Jackpot channel and Friday, Jan. 24 at 3 a.m., 8 a.m., and 1 p.m.. on Jackpot

Prairie Public Broadcasting/Fargo – Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.

WTVP/Peonia-Bloomington – Sunday, Jan. 26 at 11 p.m.

WIPB/Indianapolis – Monday, Jan. 27 at 12:00 a.m.

KEDT/Corpus Christi – Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 11 p.m.

KCPT/Kansas City – Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2:00 a.m. on KCPT2 and Friday, Jan. 31 at 1:00 a.m. on KCPT 2

WTVI/Charlotte – Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m.

Colorado Public Television/Denver – Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. on Channel 12.2 and Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4 a.m. on Channel 12.2

Pioneer Public Television/Minneapolis – Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.

West Virginia PBS – Monday, Feb. 17 at 10 pm on main channel

WUSF/Tampa – Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 10 p.m. on WUSF Knowledge

SCREENINGS

• Madrid International Film Festival 

July 1 to 6, 2013

• Princeton Public Library

Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m.

• Workers Unite! Film Festival

Monday, May 13 at 9 p.m.

Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street@University Place
New York, NY
• Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

Thursday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m.

• Queens World Film Festival

Saturday, March 9 at 4:45 p.m.

Secret Theatre
4402 23rd Street
Long Island City, NY

• AARP Foundation (private screening)

Thursday, Feb. 21

Economic Policy Institute, public screening, but please register in advance here.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m., followed by screening
1333 H Street, NW, (Wellstone Conference Room)
Suite 300
Washington, DC

Northern California International Film Festival

February 2, 10 and 24 on Comcast channel  195 and broadcast channel 14 KAZV TV.

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2013

Saturday, January 26 at 7 p.m.

Voorhees Hall
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

Hartford Flick Fest

Sunday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m.

Spotlight Theaters
39 Front Street
Hartford, CT

• John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University

Tuesday, November 27 from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Screening and Panel Discussion

Louisville’s International Festival of Film

Saturday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m.

The Galt House
140 North 4th Street
Louisville, KY

Massachusetts Independent Film Festival

Wednesday, September 26 at 4:50 p.m.
Somerville Theater
Davis Square, Somerville, MA

• Tuesday, September 25 at 9:55 p.m.
Somerville Theater
Davis Square, Somerville, MA

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