BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL 2025

DIRECTOR: Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet
STARRING: Maggie Barrett, Joel Meyerowitz
UK/DENMARK/US, 2024, 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES, ENGLISH/FRENCH/ITALIAN + ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Filmed over a year, this documentary has a lot to say about personal and intimate interaction, how it’s affected by creativity, recognition, fame and ageing.

Thirty years after a chance encounter, Maggie and Joel, aged 75 and 84, are still very much in love. But their relationship is complicated and prickly. Born in the tough Bronx, Joel Meyerowitz is a world-renowned photographer with major exhibitions and 40 books to his name. British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented but less recognised artist and writer. The unease between them is further strained when Maggie breaks her leg and Joel becomes her carer.

In the shadow of mortality, with a long and dramatic life behind each of them Maggie and Joel attempt to find a shared inner peace while there is still time.

Preview courtesy of Modern Films