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Documentary chronicles the extraordinary journey of a group of seniors and their teenage mentors as they discover the world of the Internet with the guidance of their youthful teachers. The new feature film premiers at the AARP Life@50+ Boston event (www.aarp.org/events) on Thursday, May 8th. Boston – The documentary feature film “Cyber Seniors,” which takes a […]
“Could you explain about this thing called Facebook and having to be a friend?” asks a bewildered-looking older woman of Max. A cute, fresh-faced youngster, Max is trying to recruit residents of a Toronto retirement home for Cyber-Seniors, a program that will tutor them on how to use the Internet and that is the subject […]
Filmmaker Saffron Cassaday’s new feature documentary, Cyber-Seniors, not only proves to older generations they are never too old to learn something new, it shows teens and young adults they are never too young to make a positive difference in someone’s life. Cassaday’s inspiration for the film came from the Cyber-Seniors program created by her two younger […]
Join us on Friday, May 16 for a FREE screening of the documentary Cyber-Seniors. This heart-warming and fun film illustrates that age is no barrier on the web. Cyber-Seniors follows a group of initially reluctant older adults as they discover the wonders of the Internet with the help of teenage mentors. Their adventure jumps to […]
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A team of young Canadian film-makers have made a documentary in which they teach reluctant senior citizens how to use the internet. In an amusing and heart-warming trailer for Cyber-Seniors, six subjects between the ages of 77 and 93 years old are seen being introduced to the virtual jungles of YouTube, Facebook and Skype, for the […]
Cyber-Seniors is a new documentary from first time director, Saffron Cassaday. Inspired by her grandparents, Cassaday’s sisters launched a program to teach retired seniors how to connect to the web. A group of young volunteers share their knowledge with quite a cast of characters, lead by Shura, an 88 year old retiree who thought it would […]
“This is a sweet tale that will resonate with anyone who has tried to make a Skype call to a grandparent.”
“Forget Facebook friends. The friendships forged in this movie, which come alive before our eyes, are the real deal.”