Join us for the 2025 Malford Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics featuring a screening of Michelle Le Brun’s documentary, Optics of Aging. Le Brun, a URI Harrington School of Communication and Media faculty member and the film’s producer, director and cinematographer, will be on hand, along with cast members, for a discussion following the screening.

In Optics of Aging, stereotypes of ageism are dissolved and the beauty of aging is revealed through five elders who have shaped the landscape of Rhode Island and beyond. Their voices take flight against the backdrop of archival imagery that captures the vision of an earlier time.

This event is free and open to the public.  Free parking available in Briar Lane Lot behind the Visitors Center.

Registration is requested but not required.