Flip the Script Fest 2026

Beginning While Ending: A Life Like Most Others

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Available October 2, 2026 12:00 AM UTC
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What are you doing with your wild and precious life? A nonbinary octogenarian and her LGBTQ+ loved ones share a humorous and heartfelt roadmap for the years ahead...or just getting to tomorrow.


Beginning While Ending is an inspiring, thought-provoking documentary that celebrates aging and resilience. The pursuit of love and acceptance, demanding social justice, and transforming trauma into strength drive the film's subjects as they reveal the power of finding joy, freedom and peace at any age.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    1h 42m
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Minnesota Premiere
  • Director
    Dain Percifield - He/Him
  • Producer
    Marci Milligan, Polly Isaacson, Tamara Wood
  • Executive Producer
    Shawn Thompson, Dain Percifield
  • Cast
    Kim Pederson, Joann Haines, Larry Quinn, Kathryn Anne
  • Cinematographer
    Bryson Kuan, John Meier
  • Editor
    Bryson Kuan
  • Composer
    Joshua Sohn, Braden Potter
  • Sound Design
    Sachin Jose
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