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Sag Harbor Basement Pictures &
Robert Kane Pappas
Cordially Invite You to the Sneak Preview of a New Documentary before its
Theatrical Release on July 16, 2010 @ the Village East Cinema in NYC
to AGE or NOT to AGE
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 6 p.m.
@ the Ross School on Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY
Q&A will follow the screening with the film director and Aubrey de Grey Ph.D,
a controversial voice in the field of aging and advocacy
To Age Or Not To Age explores the profound discoveries in aging, its relationship
to diseases and compounds which may intervene
The Producers, Miriam Foley and Joseph A. Zock,
gratefully acknowledge Ross School for its generous support of the sneak preview
View the trailer here: www.toageornottoage.com
"This [breakthrough] ranks with the discovery of DNA… People would age more slowly, stay younger longer, and remain free of disease for a longer time." —Dr. Cynthia Kenyon
TO AGE OR NOT TO AGE
"A lot of people think we're biologically programmed to die, but the truth is that we're biologically programmed for survival. There is no mechanism inside us that turns on to kill us when a certain period of time has elapsed. —Dr. Thomas Kirkwood
Imagine a 120-year-old living like today's 50 year-olds. Is it possible? Yes, according to the scientists in Robert Kane Pappas' new film, To Age or Not to Age.
Aging and death are not the absolutes we once thought they were. To Age or Not to Age, tracks the pioneers in the field of anti-aging research at Harvard, MIT, Cambridge and other research centers. The scientists featured in the film, including Dr. Cynthia Kenyon, Dr. David Sinclair and Dr. Leonard Guarente, have found the means to postpone and possibly mitigate diseases tied to aging. Aubrey de Grey Ph.D.- also featured - believes we will be able to get rid of and reverse aging itself. That this can be done no longer seems in doubt.
The only real question nowadays is “For how long?”
While To Age or Not to Age profiles the science of aging, it also addresses some of the moral, religious, practical and economic implications of increased lifespan. If we can postpone aging, should we? Or are we arrogantly challenging the laws of nature?
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