Hidden at the end of Mulholland Drive, just north of LA, lies the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Created by Hollywood’s earliest entertainment luminaries such as Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith, who realized the need to help those in the entertainment industry who fell upon hard times, the MPTF is now home to a unique retirement community: men and women who were once the backbone of showbiz. But age ain’t stopping ‘em! Still going strong in their own studio, they produce short films and other creative endeavors. This film follows one such project, from the first brainstorming session all the way to the premiere, revealing enduring dreams and hopes beyond the limelight – and lessons in life and love.
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