Some Kind of Heaven

Some Kind of Heaven
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLance Oppenheim
Produced by
  • Darren Aronofsky
  • Jeffrey Soros
  • Simon Horsman
  • Kathleen Lingo
  • Melissa Oppenheim Lano
  • Pacho Velez
  • Lance Oppenheim
CinematographyDavid Bolen
Edited by
  • Daniel Garber
  • Lance Oppenheim
Music byAri Balouzian
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance)
  • January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$53,222[1][2]

Some Kind of Heaven is a 2020 American documentary film about The Villages, Florida, the world's largest retirement community. Marking the directorial feature debut of Lance Oppenheim, the film is a stylized portrait of four residents living within The Villages, struggling to find happiness and meaning in life's final chapters. The film, produced by Darren Aronofsky, The New York Times, and Los Angeles Media Fund premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was the sole documentary to play in the NEXT section, a category known for "pure, bold works distinguished by innovative, forward-thinking approach[es] to storytelling".[3] It was released in theaters and on-demand in the United States on January 15, 2021, by Magnolia Pictures.[4]

  1. ^ "Some Kind of Heaven (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Some Kind of Heaven (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 Sundance Film Festival: 118 Feature Films Announced". Sundance Film Festival. December 4, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Macaulay, Scott (November 19, 2020). "Trailer Watch: Lance Oppenheim's Some Kind of Heaven". Filmmaker. Retrieved August 6, 2022.