Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Age of Love :: A Documentary by Steven Loring Documentary follows the playful and poignant adventures of thirty seniors who attend a Speed Dating event for 70- to 90-year-olds and seek another chance at love. ## Posts - [News+Reviews](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/news/) - [INTERVIEW: WHBC, Canton, OH: 'Morning News with Pam Cook'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/advancing-the-art-of-aging-2/) - with Pam Cook, WHBC Morning News, November 12, 2025 PLEASE CLICK THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST PAM COOK: WE'RE GOING TO BRING SOME SUNSHINE INTO YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW, because we're going to tell you about a special movie presentation that's going to be happening at the Canton Palace Theatre, thanks to our - [FEATURE: Next Avenue — Defeating Stereotypes With Speed Dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-next-avenue-defeating-stereotypes-with-speed-dating/) - by Barbra Williams Cosentino, Next Avenue, September 16, 2025 A 2014 FILM CALLED 'THE AGE OF LOVE' CONTINUES ITS WORK CREATING A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO BRING ATTENTION TO STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE HEARTS AND DESIRES OF OLDER ADULTS "Getting old is the second biggest surprise of my life, but the first, by a mile, is - [LOVE at AARP Life@50+ National Expo](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/love-at-aarp-life50-national-expo/) - A special screening of THE AGE OF LOVE was an audience favorite at Documentary Day of AARP's Life@50+ National Expo at the Boston Convention Center. Love and relationship guru Pepper Schwartz was on hand to introduce the film to guests in the 1700-seat theater, as well as to participate in a lively Q&A. We asked - [Valentine's Day on WXXI-FM](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-on-wxxi-public-radio/) - ON THE DAY BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY, THE AGE OF LOVE was invited back to Rochester, NY - the city where it all began - for an interview on WXXI, the local NPR affiliate. Director Steven Loring and speed dater Janice Ledtke sat down with host Evan Dawson for a chat on how the film came - [Fledgling Fund - Documentary Social Impact Grant](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/fledgling-fund/) - THE AGE OF LOVE is incredibly proud to have received a $20k Fledgling Fund grant, awarded to documentary films 'that have the potential to change hearts and minds and ignite social change through innovative distribution, strategic outreach and audience engagement.' Our plan is to design and distribute a complete, do-it-yourself Senior Speed Dating/Speed Friendship event - [University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students Organize Fifth Senior Speed Dating Event for Local Residents 65+](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/university-of-wisconsin-la-crosse-students-organize-fifth-senior-speed-dating-event-for-local-elders/) - JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Prof. Dawn Norris' sociology course - 'Generations and Age in the Social World' at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - has wrapped up the semester with another community-wide, student-organized Senior Speed Dating event for singles 65 and over. Their project kicked off, as in previous years, with a screening - [FEATURE: Business Insider — Love after 70 is filled with whirlwind romances, grief, and speed dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-outreach-nc-speed-dating-in-your-70s-3/) - by Kelly Burch, Business Insider — October 31, 2023 SHORTLY AFTER CELEBRATING HIS 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, Steven Loring's father died. As Loring helped his mother sort through financial documents and condolences, she turned to him and asked, "Is that it? No one is ever going to hug me or hold me or touch me for - [FEATURE: Outreach NC — Speed Dating in Your 70s: What a Documentary About Dating Teaches Us About Love](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-outreach-nc-speed-dating-in-your-70s/) - by Amy Phariss, OutreachNC — February, 2019 FILMMAKER STEVEN LORING WASN'T THINKING ABOUT LOVE. He wasn’t thinking about matters of the heart or about dating. Loring was sitting at his mother’s kitchen table, thinking about finances. After his father’s passing, he was helping his 71-year-old mother settle into the new normal of life as a - [The Age of Love opens at The Old Mill Playhouse, The Villages, FL](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-outreach-nc-speed-dating-in-your-70s-2/) - Reviewed by Jim Zurak, Villages-News — May, 2023 - [Celebrating Another Year of Love - and over 500 screenings worldwide](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/celebrating-another-year-of-love-and-500-screenings/) - Some memories as we approach the end of another Year of Love! With thanks to all our partners - inspired screening hosts, engaged audiences, innovative educators, and couples who became couples because they saw the film, signed up for a newfangled dating event and took a chance on love. We can't wait to be part - [REVIEW: Educational Media Reviews Online — THE AGE OF LOVE](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-video-librarian-the-age-of-love-2/) - by Monique Threatt, Head of Media, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University — June 15, 2022 PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN ORDER THE DVD NOW! " ✓ Highly Recommended"THE AGE OF LOVE IS A DELIGHTFUL AND UNIQUE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY about finding love from the perspective of senior citizens. The opening plays like a reality television show where - [REVIEW: VIDEO LIBRARIAN — THE AGE OF LOVE ★★★★★](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-video-librarian-the-age-of-love/) - by Nunzio Santoro, Video Librarian — May 16, 2022 PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN ORDER THE DVD NOW! REGARDLESS OF OUR BIOLOGICAL AGE, WE HAVE AN INNATE NEED FOR LOVE. Generally speaking, humans tend to view romance as scheduled by specific circumstances and strict age ranges. It is an ageist thought dynamic that is detrimental to a - [INTERVIEW: 'ADVANCING THE ART OF AGING' PODCAST — WITH CAROL SILVER ELLIOTT](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/advancing-the-art-of-aging/) - by Carol Silver Elliott — May 10, 2022 - [REVIEW: DOXA 2015 review: The Age of Love](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-straight-review/) - by Craig Takeuchi, May 9, 2015 FROM VIAGRA TO INTERNET DATING, CULTURAL SHIFTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SENIOR SEXUALITY have increasingly come into focus in the media and scientific studies. Forget about Sex and the City, it’s the time of Sex and the Seniors. In The Age of Love, in which filmmaker Steven Loring chronicles - [NYC Paley Center DocFest / Documentary Pitch Competition](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/fledgling-fund-2/) - Very proud that THE AGE OF LOVE has won the 9th Annual Paley Center DocFest/DocPitch Competition in NYC, up against some amazing filmmakers from across the country. And it was great to have a whole crew of supporters from SVA's SocDoc Film Program, where this project began. What the competition is: “At this signature event - ['THE AGE OF LOVE' Premieres at Newport Beach](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-premieres-in-newport-beach/) - With three amazing screenings followed by three gala parties, THE AGE OF LOVE celebrated its official festival premiere at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival. From the moment we arrived on the red carpet, the hospitality couldn't have been warmer (or the Pacific surf more refreshing!). Most rewarding, reps from over a dozen organizations from - [REVIEW: AARP Film Review “The Age of Love”](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-aarp-film-review-the-age-of-love/) - There is no question, “The Age of Love” is a ground-breaking film for older adults. The subjects are not glamorous actors, the products of facelifts and designer clothes. They are just people who happen to be in the autumn of life looking for love. And this documentary should appeal to anyone, not just seniors. It is a well done look at an aspect of life where very few filmmakers have ventured. - [REVIEW: ROCHESTER CITY NEWSPAPER 'THE AGE OF LOVE'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-rochester-city-newspaper-the-age-of-love/) - By Adam Lubitow 10.15.2014 IN THE CHARMING LOCALLY-PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY “The Age of Love,” filmmaker Steven Loring follows the first-of-its-kind senior speed-dating event, held right here in Rochester. Meant exclusively for singles aged 70 to 90, the event allows 30 seniors (15 women and 15 men) to get a second chance at finding love. It’s admittedly - [REVIEW: “The Age of Love” Reviewed: Senior Class](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-the-age-of-love-reviewed-senior-class/) - By Erich Van Dussen, Gatehouse Media Syndicate, 10.17.2014 FIRST-TIME DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER STEVEN LORING HAS ROARED OUT OF THE GATE with The Age of Love, a bright and respectfully playful feature that throws a spotlight on an unsung population segment: senior citizens, seeking companionship, romance and maybe more. Local audiences who haven’t already bought tickets currently - [NYC PREMIERE: 'THE AGE OF LOVE' AT DOC NYC](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/nyc-premiere-the-age-of-love-at-doc-nyc/) - WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that THE AGE OF LOVE—a comically poignant tale of the search for love among America's booming 70+ generation—celebrates its New York City premiere on Saturday, November 15 at DOC NYC. Fresh off sold-out screenings in Bridgeport, CT and Rochester, NY, we want to share this moment with everyone in the New - [REVIEW: SLIFF 2014 Review – THE AGE OF LOVE](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-sliff-2014-review-the-age-of-love/) - By Kathy Kaiser, WeAreMovieGeeks.com, 11.17.2014 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER AND CINEMATOGRAPHER STEVEN LORING brings to the screen a documentary for anyone who has ever longed for that loving feeling – even if you’re 90 – with his latest creation THE AGE OF LOVE. As we meet 30 seniors who live in and around Rochester New York, they are - [REVIEW: The Portland Mercury - 'Love and Wrinkles'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-the-portland-mercury-love-and-wrinkles/) - by Marjorie Skinner, Managing Editor, 2.11.2015 THE AGE OF LOVE'S OSTENSIBLE CENTERPIECE IS A SPEED-DATING EVENT for participants between the ages of 70 and 90. Director Steven Loring takes advantage of the occasion as an opportunity to connect with its single-senior participants—widows, divorcées, people who simply never married—but his documentary ends up being less about - [THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL — OUR INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/thessaloniki-documentary-festival-our-international-premiere/) - THE AGE OF LOVE IS PROUD TO CELEBRATE ITS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PREMIERE at the 2015 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Screening at the Olympion Theatre in Thessaloniki's historic Aristotelous Square on March 15, and in the John Cassavetes Theater on March 21, the film is presented in English with Greek subtitles. This prestigious festival introduces and promotes - [FEATURE: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS — The search for love never gets old for senior citizens](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-san-antionio-express-news-the-search-for-love-never-gets-old-for-senior-citizens/) - by Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 7.1.2016photo credit: Brittany Greeson San Antonio Express-News DATING AT ANY AGE CAN BE STRESSFUL, EXHAUSTING, EVEN HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S SELF-ESTEEM. Now imagine wading into the dating pool when you’re past retirement age. Indeed, fireworks are rare for those who date during their so-called golden years, especially for women, - [THE AGE OF LOVE WINS SENIOR PLANET'S NEW 'AGING WITH ATTITUDE' Film Award](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/senior-planet-aging-with-attitude-awards/) - JUST IN TIME FOR THE 87TH ACADEMY AWARDS, we relaunched our own “Aging With Attitude” awards to focus attention on films that offer a view of growing older too seldom seen on the big screen. We nominated this year’s top “aging with attitude” films—dramas and documentaries whose themes, characters, subjects or stars best defy senior - [Speed Dating for Senior Citizens - a Big Hit!](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/senior-speed-dating/) - On the scene where 'The Age of Love' was filmed! At Rochester's very first Senior Speed Dating event, held in the ballroom of Mario's Via Abruzzi, 15 men and 15 women went searching for love as a reporter from YNN looked on. Watch the clip below... https://youtu.be/DsoLrVjUDmcShare this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) - [INTERVIEW: 'THE AGE OF LOVE' ON FOX-TV, ST. LOUIS](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-the-age-of-love-on-fox-tv-st-louis/) - IN ST. LOUIS TO INTRODUCE THE FILM at the St. Louis International Film Festival, director Steven Loring chatted with FOX 2 anchor John Pertzborn. https://youtu.be/y2UmQ9dwWSUShare this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on X (Opens in new window) X Email a link to a - [PREVIEW: 'CONNECTICUT STYLE' ON WTNH (ABC) NEW HAVEN](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/preview-connecticut-style-on-wtnh-abc-new-haven/) - THE AGE OF LOVE director Steven Loring joined AARP’s Sex and Relationships expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz on the ABC morning talk show, 'CT Style'. The discussion focused on 'Love and Dating After Age 50' and highlighted Loring’s new film — a humorous, award winning documentary that follows 30 adventurous seniors that sign up for a - [Jazz legend Sarah McLawler records THE AGE OF LOVE soundtrack](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/jazz-legend-sarah-mclawler-recording-the-age-of-love-soundtrack/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6g8wTz0BIc - [A Idade do Amor - The Age of Love Comes to Brazil](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/a-idade-do-amor-the-age-of-love-comes-to-brazil-3/) - With support from over a dozen sponsors, led by Revista Aptare (see pp. 30-35) and Aché Laboratórios, The Age of Love was presented in 11 neighborhoods throughout metro São Paulo this December, with the aim of sparking a nationwide discussion in support of the hearts and hopes of Brazilian elders. From low-income senior centers to - [FEATURE: US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Seniors Try Their Hand at Speed Dating at UW-La Crosse](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-us-news-seniors-try-their-hand-at-speed-dating-at-uw-la-crosse/) - by Kyle Ferris, La Crosse Tribune (AP) — 12.1.2018 (Part of national coverage of Dawn Norris’s sociology class at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where students screened The Age of Love, then organized a community-wide senior speed dating event as their semester project.) ELVIS AND SINATRA SANG SONGS ABOUT LOVE. Couples played with their coffee - [FEATURE: TODAY SHOW on NBC — Senior citizens turn to speed dating to find love](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-today-show-nbc-senior-citizens-turn-to-speed-dating-to-find-love/) - by Rheana Murray, Senior Lifestyle Reporter, 11.8.2017 PICTURE THIS: A GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS GATHER IN A ROOM, mingle over drinks and snacks, and then find their seats at one of the many small tables, one man and one woman at each. They have five minutes to talk, to learn each other's names and interests - [PODCAST: WMUK 102.1 NPR OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
Not Just Love or Sex, But Companionship: Over-50 Speed Dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/podcast-wmuk-102-1-npr-western-michigan-not-just-love-or-sex-but-companionship-over-50-speed-dating/) - by Earlene McMichael • August 10, 2017Kim Phillips, Portage Senior Center Manager, at one of four senior speed dating events she organized during Summer 2017 after screening The Age of Love. CLICK THE IMAGE TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY AND LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HAVING A STRONG SOCIAL NETWORK HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE - [CELEBRATING 50 SPRING SCREENINGS, FROM CALGARY TO MIAMI BEACH! ](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/over-50-spring-screenings-from-calgary-to-miami-beach/) - WE’VE HAD A BUSY SPRING SPREADING THE LOVE IN OVER 50 CITIES. With thanks for the memories from (clockwise from top) 'heart-handers' at Aging Life Care Association's 2017 Annual Conference, United Way of Miami-Dade's 'Continue United' program (with AARP Florida), Reston Community Center's encore screening, the amazing students at NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health, and - [INTERVIEW: WQUN AM 1220 NEW HAVEN — BECKERMAN JCC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-wqun-am-1220-new-haven-beckerman-jcc-film-jewish-festival-interview/) - by Ray Andrewsen, Host of WQUN's 'The Morning Show with Ray Andrewsen', 5.9.2017 PLEASE CLICK THE IMAGE TO HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW RAY ANDREWSEN: TONIGHT, RIGHT HERE AS PART OF THE JCC's BECKERMAN JEWISH FILM SERIES, AN EXCEPTIONAL FILM will be at Tower One Tower East in New Haven.It's touching, it's poignant, it's funny, very - [FEATURE: MIAMI HERALD — Speed dating with a walker? Well, why not?](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-miami-herald-speed-dating-with-a-walker-well-why-not/) - by Ana Veciana-Suarez, Syndicated Columnist, 1.30.2017 THE HAIR MAY BE GOING GRAY AND THE EYESIGHT DIM, but the yearning for social connection — for the touch of a hand, the sound of a companionable laugh — remains a person’s strongest need through the decades. In some cases the longing for love can mean a willingness - [FEATURE: WISC-TV NEWS 3 MADISON, WI — Madison Senior Center holds speed dating for singles 65 and older](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-wisc-tv-news-3-madison-wi-madison-senior-center-holds-speed-dating-for-singles-65-and-older/) - by Dannika Lewis, News Reporter, 11.16.2016 MADISON, WIS. - PATTI HEMMING IS NOT ONE FOR WAITING. Comfortably situated at table seven with a condensation-covered copper cup in hand, she was already well into her mindset for her happy hour engagement. “It's an adventure,” Hemming said. John F. Kennedy was president when Hemming met her husband. - [INTERVIEW: KUNR 88.7 RENO - NPR — Film Highlights Elder Speed Dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-kunr-88-7-reno-npr-film-highlights-elder-speed-dating/) - by Noah Glick, News Reporter LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER STEVEN LORING. A NEW FILM CALLED 'THE AGE OF LOVE', WHICH FOLLOWS A GROUP of seventy- to ninety-year-olds as they try speed dating, is coming to the University of Nevada, Reno. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick recently chatted with the film’s director, Steven Loring, - [The Age of Love, Fall 2016 Screening Kickoff](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-fall-2016-screening-kickoff/) - OUR FALL SEASON KICKS OFF WITH SCREENINGS SPONSORED by universities and senior communities, at festivals celebrating love and feminism, in libraries, theaters, pubs and classrooms in four countries (including Senior Speed Dating in Moscow!). Check out our schedule and join in the love near you! - [ESSAY: SCITUATE (MA) MARINER — Senior speed dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/essay-scituate-ma-mariner-senior-speed-dating/) - by Robine Andrau, Scituate Mariner, 4.6.2016 IT'S APRIL FOOLS' DAY AND I FEEL A TAD FOOLISH, but I’ve signed up, so I’m going. I leave the house early to assure myself a good parking space near the entrance. When I get to the town parking lot in front of the movie theater, I’m lucky - [REVIEW: CHARLESTON CITY PAPER — Taking a chance on love](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-charleston-city-paper-taking-a-chance-on-love/) - by Connelly Hardaway, Charleston City Paper reviewer, 4.29.2016 THE AGE OF LOVE, A DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY DIRECTOR STEVEN LORING, will screen at the Terrace Theater this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The film follows 30 Rochester, NY senior citizens who sign up for a speed dating event, tracking their journey before, during, and after the event. - [FEATURE: AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN — Seniors go speed dating in ‘Age of Love’ film](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-austin-american-statesman-seniors-go-speed-dating-in-age-of-love-film/) - by Nicole Villalpando, American-Statesman Staff, 2.12.2016 IN STEVEN LORING'S DOCUMENTARY, "THE AGE OF LOVE," YOU WATCH AS MEN AND WOMEN in their 70s and 80s worry about what to wear, fret about body parts they don’t particularly like, consider what they will say and wonder who they will meet. They are getting ready for a - [ 2016 Valentine's Screenings From Coast to Coast](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/2016-valentines-screenings-from-coast-to-coast/) - DOES THE NEED FOR INTIMACY—and our search for love—change as we age? Posing this question to audiences worldwide, The Age of Love has touched a cultural nerve and spurred a social movement, bashing stereotypes and empowering single seniors to seek new companionship. During our upcoming Valentine's Screening Campaign, audiences from St. Pete to the Canadian - [VIDEO: Q&A at The Age of Love's London Premiere](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-london-premiere/) - COCKTAILS AT THE ELEGANT MAY FAIR bar preceded the London premiere of The Age of Love—part of a series of red-carpet film screenings organized by The Bright Young Things Film Club, which presents the work of up-and-coming actors and filmmakers (also included this season: Art and Craft, Maidentrip, Zero Motivation). The audience of mostly young - [The Age of Love Screens for Teens and Seniors at NYC High School](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-screens-for-teens-and-seniors-at-a-nyc-high-school/) - After an early festival screening of The Age of Love, a teenaged usher raised her hand and said, "I'll never look at my grandmother the same way again!" For the first time, she saw older people not through the filter of age, but as people just like herself, struggling to connect, to be seen and - [FEATURE: NEW YORK POST — How You Can Find Love - Even After 70](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-new-york-post-how-you-can-find-love-even-after-70/) - by Jennifer Wright, 4.25.2015 IF DATING AFTER 35 SEEMS DAUNTING, imagine dating after 70. That’s the subject of the documentary “The Age of Love,” which follows a group of 30 seniors in Rochester, NY, who sign up for a speed-dating event for those aged 70 to 90. In the film, which will be screened for - [FEATURE: CT JOURNAL INQUIRER — Single and looking, 70 and up and inspired by ‘The Age of Love'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-journal-inquirer-single-and-looking-70-and-up-and-inspired-by-the-age-of-love/) - by Annemarie A. Smith, 3.27.2015 MOVE ASIDE MILLENNIALS—THERE ARE SOME NEW SPEED DATERS IN TOWN, and they are senior citizens. Some of the town’s older residents are participating in the nationwide dating trend that is coming to the Enfield Senior Center on Thursday, April 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. Speed dating is a way - [ASA's 2015 'Aging in America' Conference](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/asas-2015-aging-in-america-conference/) - WE WERE HONORED AND EXCITED TO PRESENT THE AGE OF LOVE at the American Society on Aging's 2015 national convention in Chicago this spring. Over 150 'healthy aging' professionals participated in our post-screening discussion—moderated with Maripat Gallas of COAW—on ways to utilize the film. Among the suggestions were: • inter-generational programming and discussion • university - [FEATURE: NPR'S 'ALL THINGS CONSIDERED' — Seniors Who Aren't Interested in Slowing Down](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-nprs-all-things-considered/) - by Ina Jaffe, National Desk, 3.5.2015 THE IDEA OF SPEED DATING FOR PEOPLE OVER 70 can evoke laughs from anyone who's younger, along with reactions from "how cute" to "how silly" to "how gross." And while the documentary The Age of Love does have plenty of ha-ha moments, most of the time its subjects are - [FEATURE: 'The Age of Love' on NBC / TODAY with Kathie Lee & Hoda](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-the-age-of-love-on-nbc-today-with-kathie-lee-hoda/) - HAPPY TO HEAR HODA REMIND US that “Love is timeless, you still get butterflies, the same emotions….” And Kathie Lee says, “I want to see that! I love them all!” Thank you, Today Show, for having us on! - [Senior Speed Dating Campaign premieres at Hollywood Senior Center](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/senior-speed-dating-premieres-at-hollywood-senior-center/) - We could not have been prouder to witness the very first (of, hopefully, dozens) of The Age of Love-inspired senior speed dating events in America. After a Valentine's Day screening of the film at the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, sixteen men and women took a chance, meeting for drinks and 5-minute 'dates' in - [FEATURE: HUFFINGTON POST - 'The Age of Love' Explores What It's Like To Try Speed Dating At 70](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-huffington-post-post-50/) - by Rebecca Adams, 2.18.2015 AS OF 2012, ONLY 57 PERCENT OF PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER IN AMERICA were married. So how is the other 43 percent finding love if they haven't already? Perhaps though speed-dating, if they're lucky enough to have an event in their city. This is a concept filmmaker Steven Loring, 52, is - [FEATURE: SPOKESMAN-REVIEW - 'Documentary tracks seniors in search of love'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-spokesman-review-documentary-tracks-seniors-in-search-of-love/) - by Erica Curless, 'Boomer U' reporter, 2.2.2015 IT SEEMS PERFECTLY LOGICAL that baby boomers – forever on a conquest to remain young, relevant and fun – will date and look for love. Yet what about the older generation? Those people in their 70s, 80s and 90s? Are they looking for romantic love? Yes, said filmmaker - [REVIEW: ChangingAging.org - 'Love Conquers Ageism'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-changingaging-org-love-conquers-ageism/) - by Kavan Peterson, Editor, ChangingAging.org, 12.11.2014 ONE YEAR AGO AN UNKNOWN FILM called Alive Inside took the Sundance Film Festival by storm and showed audiences that the spark of life can be ignited in the most unlikeliest places through the universal power of music. What I love most about Alive Inside is how it changed - [FEATURE: Senior Housing Forum, 'A Must-Read Article'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/feature-senior-housing-forum-a-must-read-article/) - By Steve Moran, SeniorHousingForum.net, 1.15.2015 SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS FANTASTIC VIDEO TRAILER for an independent film titled "The Age of Love," about seniors aged 70 to 90 trying out the world of speed dating. The first speed dating event was held in Beverly Hills in 1998. It was initially conceived to help - [INTERVIEW: Morning Edition - Film Explores the Love Lives of Seniors](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-morning-edition-film-explores-the-love-lives-of-seniors/) - [INTERVIEW: 'HEALTHY FRIDAY' ON NPR (WXXI) ROCHESTER, NY](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-healthy-friday-on-npr-wxxi-rochester-ny/) - [REVIEW: 'The Age of Love' Explores Senior Speed Dating](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/review-the-age-of-love-explores-senior-speed-dating/) - by Linda Abbit, SENIOR PLANET FILMMAKER STEVEN LORING WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED to love as we age. For answers, he followed a group of speed daters in their 70s and 80s. The result is a powerful film about resilience and universality. “I’m trying to get the stories that aren’t told and the feelings that - [AARP/CT BRINGS 'THE AGE OF LOVE' TO AMERICA'S OLDEST CINEMA](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/aarpct-brings-the-age-of-love-to-americas-oldest-cinema/) - WHAT FILMMAKER DOESN'T HOPE TO SCREEN in one of America's elegant, original Bijous? On Wednesday, September 10, THE AGE OF LOVE came to the historic Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport, CT — a 1909 vaudeville stop where Tom Mix opened in 'Pride of the Range' — for one free, pilot screening, complete with cocktails and sponsored - [ABC'S 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' LOOKS AT 'THE AGE OF LOVE'](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/abcs-good-morning-america-looks-at-the-age-of-love/) - By GILLIAN MOHNEY, via Good Morning America, 11.14.2014 MANY OF JANICE LEDTKE'S FRIENDS THOUGHT SHE HAD LOST HER MIND when the 78-year-old New Yorker decided to try out speed dating. “My friends said, ‘What, are you crazy? Why would you do that?’” the Rochester woman recalled. But at her age, Ledtke said she finds it - [Our Memorable Rochester Premiere](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/our-memorable-rochester-premiere/) - TODAY'S THANK YOU NOTE IN THE DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE was the icing on a phenomenal, multi-layered, week-long homecoming of THE AGE OF LOVE to Rochester. Starting with interviews with Maureen McGuire on News 8 WROC-TV and with Rachel Barnhart on NewsRadio WHAM 1180, we then visited Nikki Rudd on WHEC-TV News at Noon, interviewed on - [PREVIEW: 'THE AGE OF LOVE' ON ROCHESTER'S NEWSRADIO1180](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/preview-the-age-of-love-on-rochesters-newsradio1180/) - [PREVIEW: Messenger Post Newspapers - The Age of Love arrives in Rochester](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/preview-the-age-of-love-arrives-in-rochester/) - WHEN SCREENWRITER AND BRIGHTON NATIVE Steven Loring set out to make his first documentary film, he chose a topic close to home. Not only that, but he actually left Brooklyn to come home to Rochester to film it. The result, The Age of Love, a comedically poignant look at how our hearts evolve as we - [INTERVIEW: 'THE AGE OF LOVE' ON WROC-TV, ROCHESTER, NY](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/interview-the-age-of-love-on-wroc-tv-rochester-ny/) - [THE AGE OF LOVE — Rochester, NY Premiere](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/roch-premiere/) - IMPORTANT UPDATE #2! BOTH SCREENINGS FOR TODAY, OCTOBER 18, ARE NOW SOLD OUT. If you have comps or reserved tickets waiting at the box office, we'll see you there. Otherwise, please watch for our next screenings in Rochester coming up near Valentine's Day. Thank you for all the great Rochester support! BACK HOME IN THE - [REVIEW: Love Is Out There For Everyone — At Any Age](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/love-is-out-there-for-everyone-at-any-age/) - WHAT A CONCEPT: Speed dating for 70- to 90-year-old singles! “The Age of Love” held its Southern California premiere at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival, and is a fun, entertaining and sensitive social documentary of our times. The film allows a peek inside the journey of a small group of adventurous seniors in Rochester, - [Steven Loring : The Age of Love](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/visual-arts-journal/) - THE AGE OF LOVE AND THREE OTHER SOCIAL DOCS - which all "explore isolated subcultures and illuminate the profound wonder hidden in the everyday" - are featured in the Fall 2013 issue of Visual Arts Journal. Click the image to read more..... - [PREVIEW: Film explores quest for love among senior speed-daters](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/orange-county-register/) - DO DECADES OF LIVE AND LOSS constrict our hearts, or might time develop them in unexpected ways? That’s the question filmmaker Steven Loring seeks to answer in “The Age of Love,” a documentary that follows the adventures of 30 seniors in Rochester, New York, who sign up for a speed dating event for 70 to - ['THE AGE OF LOVE' to air in Denmark and Sweden](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-of-love-to-air-in-denmark-and-sweden/) - WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT both the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and Swedish Educational Broadcasting have licensed THE AGE OF LOVE for television airing in their respective countries. It's interesting to note that Sweden recently took the #1 spot as 'the best country in the world to grow old' in the 2013 Global AgeWatch rankings of - [The Way We Think of Aging](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-way-we-think-of-aging/) - We don’t see old or infirm people much in movies or on TV. We love explosive gory death onscreen, but we’re not so enamored of the creeping, gray, incontinent kind. -- Tim Kreider That’s from an amazing article in today’s New York Times about the way we think of age and aging in our society ## Pages - [Homepage](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/) - Documentary follows the playful and poignant adventures of thirty 70- to 90-year-olds who attend a speed dating event in search of another chance at love. - [Host a Senior Speed Dating / Speed Friendship Event](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/host-dating-event/) - A key element of our audience engagement program is to bring senior speed dating events (or 'speed friendship/companionship' events) to communities across the country. Our goals: Set up community screenings and discussions of THE AGE OF LOVE that inspire and encourage groups to host senior speed dating events and bring positive change to local seniors' - [Themes and Inspiration](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/themes-and-inspiration/) - While the world’s fastest-growing age group is 65 and over, when we consider love and desire, our youth-obsessed media still embrace the clichés. Rarely in modern cultures are older adults given voice as emotionally intricate individuals. My desire to explore this issue began when my dad’s death ended an intense half-century love affair, leaving my - [The Story](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/story/) - THE AGE OF LOVE follows the playful and poignant adventures of 30 older adults who sign up for an unprecedented speed dating event exclusively for 70- to 90-year-olds. As they move from anxious anticipation, through the event itself, then out on dates that follow, all take stock of life-worn bodies yet still-hopeful hearts. Along the - [Educational Licensing](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/edu/) - THE FILM HUMANIZES AGING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED WAY. It flies in the face of our culture's rampant ageism...and lets viewers genuinely experience the truth that love and companionship transcend age. — Kavan Peterson, ChangingAging.org A TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL...TAKES STUDENTS FAR BEYOND BOOK KNOWLEDGE in understanding older adults' desire and need for companionship, love and sexuality. — - [Host a Local Screening](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/host-screening/) - Through 2026, you can now book a screening of THE AGE OF LOVE (77 min) for your local theater, senior center or 'healthy aging' organization, library, corporation, residential or spiritual community, professional conference or school. And we can help you follow up with a local Senior Speed Dating or Speed Friendship event to bring real - [Contact](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/taol_contact/) - Please write to us with any comments or questions on THE AGE OF LOVE! You can also call our office at 585-451-9251. And check out our website pages on booking a Local Screening and hosting a Senior Speed Dating Event. We'll help you entertain, start important conversations and empower older adults within your own community. - [The Filmmakers](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/filmmakers/) - DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR Steven Loring received his MFA in Social Documentary Filmmaking from the School of Visual Arts in 2012, focusing on films that examine the cultural and interior lives of unfamiliar and overlooked populations. His first film, ‘SHACHARIT – A MORNING PRAYER’, won several festival awards, including Best Student Film - [Press Kit](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/press-kit/) - Full Media Kit (PDF, 4.8MB) Director's Statement Logline and Synopsis Full Crew List Festival Review Excerpts AARP Review Valentine's Day Screening Launch Press Release 5 Questions with 'The Age of Love' Director, Steven Loring 8 Tips on Dating When You're Older Postcard Graphic, front (PDF, 2.8MB) Postcard Graphic, back (PDF, 4.7MB) The Age of Love - [Public Library DVD](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/public-library/) - A moving and heartfelt piece that will have the audience — regardless of their age — feel a new sense of gratitude for their loved ones and realize the importance of living in the moment....Highly recommended... ★★★★★ — Video Librarian We're excited to announce that The Age of Love is now available in DVD format - [Film Stills](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/film-stills/) - [Screenings](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/screenings/) - [Sponsorships](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/sponsorships/) - A UNIQUE MARKETING AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY for select companies and organizations seeking to capture the hearts and minds of America’s older population. (Note: if you're a group seeking to book a community screening go here.) The creative team behind THE AGE OF LOVE—a humorous and poignant new documentary that breaks social stereotypes and assumptions about - [The Speed Daters](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/speed-daters/) - [Full Crew](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/full-crew/) - Directed, Written, Produced by Steven Loring Film Editing by Steven Loring ... editor E. Donna Shepherd ... editorial consultant Rachel Kittner ... additional editing Art Department Dan Chapman ... poster designer Dean Chapman ... compositing artist Eric Haseltine ... web design and programming Editorial Department John Dowdell ... digital intermediate colorist Michelle Ambruz ... on-line ## Age & Love Blog - [Speed dating for 80-year-olds?](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/the-age-and-love-video-blog/video-blog-001/) - How does love change over a lifetime? This month, we officially launch our video blog, "The Age of Love Asks...," and take to the streets with probing questions on love, sex and dating. And we'll bring back revealing answers to one question each week by presenting video interviews with 20-somethings to 80-somethings, presented side-by-side. Along ## Categories - [Festivals](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/festivals/) - [Reviews](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/reviews/) - [Awards](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/awards/) - [In the News](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/news/) - [Film Posts](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/film-posts/) - [Press](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/press/) - [All Posts](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/category/all/) ## Tags - [grant](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/tag/grant/) - [prize](https://www.theageoflovemovie.com/tag/prize/)