After losing the love of his life to a rare illness, and after two decades of caregiving for her, the filmmaker’s grandfather explores senior dating, finding momentary companionship but never true fulfillment. A serendipitous encounter with a kindred spirit, who is also grappling with loss, rekindles his lust for life. An intimate portrait of resilience and elderly romance. NEW OLD LOVE is part of a collection of short films made by graduate students from the MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking program which is part of the School of Film and Photography at Montana State University. The MFA film program guides students from a variety of backgrounds, from film to environmental science to physics, as they learn the history and theory of documentary film while also mastering the range of production skills needed to become innovative filmmakers. Their work shows a wide range of interests from wildlife film, conservation film, historical documentary and personal filmmaking. This collection features short documentary projects that were produced in the students’ first and second year.
