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Thursday, December 17, 2026: Join us as Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel presents her film, Care

December 17, 2025 9:15 am

Location: 305 West End Avenue

Join UIC for an intimate, in-person discussion with Deirdre Fishel, Director of Care  – a documentary that delves deep into the world of home elder care through the eyes of both paid caregivers and their clients. Care reveals the beauty and intimacy of elder care, as well as the challenges and frustrations faced by elders, their families and care workers. It also reveals the beginning of a movement grappling with how we can better care for our elders, and those who care for them, as our country ages.

While select clips of the film will be shown in ‘real time’, each participant is encouraged to watch the one-hour film in its entirety beforehand.  This beautifully crafted documentary can be accessed at

https://vimeo.com/156961201?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

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Refreshments will be served.

Please note: To save your place please email your RSVP to [email protected]

Speaker Information

Deirdre Fishel

Filmmaker

Deirdre Fishel is a teacher and independent filmmaker of both documentaries and dramas. Her films have premiered in competition at Sundance and SXSW and been broadcast in thirty-five countries worldwide. Her documentary STILL DOING IT: The Intimate Lives of Women Over 65 was also expanded into a book (Penguin 2008) co-written with producer Diana Holtzberg. Recent projects include a web documentary SUICIDE ON CAMPUS produced in conjunction with The New York Times Magazine and a transmedia project, THE BOY GAME distributed by New Day Films. Deirdre graduated from Brown University, attended the American Film Institute as a directing fellow and has an MFA from Hunter College. Her feature documentary CARE, funded by the Ford Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and the Independent Television Service, premiered in 2016.