A Conversation with Documentarian, Sky Bergman

Sky Bergman is an accomplished, award-winning photographer. Lives Well Lived is a documentary that celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and life experiences of older adults living full and meaningful lives in their later years. Encompassing 3,000 years of collective life experience, diverse people share life lessons about perseverance, the human spirit and staying positive in the midst of life’s greatest challenges.  It was screened in more than 200 cities, garnered awards, and is being aired on PBS.  It is Sky’s directorial debut.  Her fine art work is included in permanent collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Her commercial work has appeared on book covers for Random House and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc., and magazine spreads in Smithsonian, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Reader’s Digest and Archaeology Odyssey.  Sky currently is a Professor of Photography and Video at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.  See www.lives-well-lived.com for more information.  "'No' is just a starting point," says Sky.  As a person who encountered much rejection before her film garnered acclaim and a coveted spot on PBS, this is true, well-earned wisdom! See https://www.skybergmanproductions.com/for more information.