So Late So Soon
The simplest of ideas yields a profound dignity in this quietly powerful documentary about aging, mortality, and the value of companionship.
So Late So Soon
Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbound energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple’s multistory, eccentric Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Filmmaker Daniel Hymanson immersed himself with the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study.
Genre
Documentary,
Art & Artists,
Culture Vulture,
Aging
Runtime
71
Language
English
Director
Daniel Hymanson
FEATURED REVIEW
Susannah Gruder, Indiewire
The couple at the center of Daniel Hymanson’s documentary “So Late So Soon” often compare themselves to a mouse and an alligator. The characterization feels apt for Jackie and Don Seiden, two aging artists who’ve occupied a multicolored Victorian home in Chicago for decades. Jackie scurries around ...
Played at
Glendale 1.24.22 - 1.25.22
Royal 1.24.22 - 1.25.22
Newhall 1.24.22 - 1.25.22
Claremont 5 1.24.22 - 1.25.22
Playhouse 7 1.24.22 - 1.25.22
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