Inside Senior Living
Description
The FIRST SHOW OF ITS KIND…Inside Senior Living tackles the subject no one wants to talk about, aging and the choices we face as we age. Most often, people wait until there’s a crisis to learn about long-term care options and resources.
The majority of those reaching out to Melissa for help are adult children, ages 35-55, who are juggling the care of their careers, families, and their aging parent(s). Many older adults fear a move and fight to remain in their own homes, even when they become limited by a chronic health condition, dementia diagnosis, or injury.
Melissa, a professional senior living consultant, provides support and resources as each family navigates these challenges and plan for aging. She also brings in leading senior industry experts that offer insight and advice. The series mission is to:
- Spark Conversations
- Support Caregivers
- Provide Resources
- Promote a More Age-Friendly World
Distribution and Reach
Inside Senior Living is co-produced and distributed nationally by PBS North. The eight-episode series is set to premiere on PBS North at 8:00pm Thursday, November 28th (Thanksgiving) and run each Thursday at 8:00pm.
The series will then be available in early 2025 to over 340 public television stations nationally (including Minnesota) through the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) that has 341 Member Stations serving over 120 million Households.
If only 25% of Member Stations pick up the series, the potential reach is about 30 million Households. If 50% pick it up, the potential reach is 60 million Households.
PBS North has provided over $300,000 of underwriting funds, however, ISL is responsible for raising $150,000 through our fiscal sponsor, FilmNorth.
Will YOU join us today in our mission to help others? DONATE TODAY or Contact Melissa Fritz at 612-256-4880 or [email protected]
Organizations in Support of Inside Senior Living Include:
University of MN Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team and Department of Family Medicine at the University of MN Medical School Duluth
Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND
MN Veteran’s Affairs
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES)
Leading AgeMN
Care Providers of MN
MN Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Sabathani Community Center
Duluth Aging Support
MN Women in Film & TV
Upper Midwest Film Office (UMFO)
INSIDE SENIOR LIVING – Production Team
Melissa Fritz – ISL, Creator/Executive Producer/Host
Melissa’s passion for helping people, relationship building, and 25+ years of diverse experience in senior living sales, strategic marketing, non-profit and small business consulting – bring a unique and added value to the production. She’s on a mission to bring the conversation of aging into mainstream culture. https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahannah/
Steve Ash – PBS North, Director of Photography/Editor
Steve is a five-time Regional Emmy Award-winning Photographer and Editor and has worked on several acclaimed regional PBS series including “Minnesota Historia: Tourist Traps” and “Northern Lights, Starry Skies” He has made a career of telling stories of the NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin region.
Tali Rabinowitz – ISL, Executive Producer
Tali Rabinowitz is a producer, actress, and writer based in Chicago. Tali got her start acting in theater and commercials, transitioning to TV and Film. During Covid and the SAG Strike, she realized she wanted to take control in an otherwise uncertain industry. She turned to writing and producing to continue her involvement in an industry she loves and provide a platform to curate and create the characters and stories she could feel passionate and excited about.
In all aspects of her work, she strives to embrace authenticity, empathy, and curiosity. With each new project and journey, she seeks to connect with others, challenge perspectives, and contribute to the tapestry that is human experience.
Lance Haavisto – PBS North, Videographer/Producer
Lance believes that PBS has been a longstanding pillar in our community through providing quality content that enriches viewers’ lives. Lance Haavisto is the Assistant Production Manager at WDSE-WRPT. He has worked in Media Production for over a decade in a variety of roles. With a genuine passion for storytelling, he is dedicated to discovering fresh and creative methods to captivate audiences.
AJ Larson – PBS North, Editor
AJ is a four-time Regional Emmy® Award-winning videographer, editor, and producer from Minnesota. He was a videographer on PBS North’s acclaimed documentary “Northern Nights, Starry Skies” and contributed to award-winning news coverage at Northern News Now (formerly KBJR-TV).
Bill Cooper – ISL, Producer/Director
Bill has been involved with the video, television, and film business for almost 40 years. He has a degree in Mass Communications from St. Cloud (MN) State University and studied acting at The Actors Studio in Minneapolis, and is the co-founder of The Twin Cities Film Festival. Bill’s acting credits include 25 short and feature films, 200 television commercials and hundreds of industrial, corporate, print, and voice-over projects. He began directing both short and feature length films in 2015. Bill provided production services and directed Inside Senior Living’s “sizzle reel.” www.billcooper.info www.HafApleFilms.com
Nina Frederickson – PBS North, Production Manager
Besides Regional Emmy nominations, Nina’s received a prestigious NETA award for her work on “The Great MN Recipe Season 2.”