Assisted Living is a 2003 comedy drama that depicts the unlikely friendship between Todd, a janitor at an eldercare facility, and Mrs. Pearlman, a resident at the facility who begins to confuse him with her son. The film is shot and staged in a real assisted living facility and gains much of its unique effect from the participation of actual residents and staff. To view the film click here.


“Builds with considerable truth, poignancy and grace.”-The San Francisco Bay Guardian

“A magical film.”-Indiewire

“Observant, graceful.” -The Washington Post

"A transforming moving, experience" -The New Yorker

“One of the strongest debuts in recent memory” -The Chicago Tribune

“Evolves into something deeply affecting”-The Los Angeles Times