When 30 women aged 67 - 84 from across America and around the world descend on Fall River, Massachusetts to compete in the 30th anniversary Ms. Senior Sweetheart Pageant, hilarity and heartbreak ensue.
Direction
Matteson finds poetry in polyester and parking lot rehearsals
Production
Fall River becomes character—faded glory, stubborn pride
Director
Walter Matteson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pageant was founded in 1978 as a deliberate counter-programming to youth-obsessed culture, making this 30th anniversary a snapshot of changing American attitudes toward aging women.
Fall River's struggling economy provides accidental metaphor—just as the city clings to former manufacturing glory, contestants grapple with identities that society deems 'past prime.'
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