MORE THAN A DOCUMENTARY
Forever Young was filmed over three years across three continents—from the cutting-edge labs of the Buck Institute in Northern California to the villages of Japan.
The result is an 88-minute documentary featuring scientists, physicians, and thinkers exploring the biggest question of our time: what does it mean to age—and can we change it?
SYNOPSIS
In the not-too-distant future, Ava wakes to her AI assistant's daily report: "Good morning. Your biometrics are optimal. You are looking as young as ever." Her annual epigenetic reset keeps her body young. It sounds like science fiction — but it isn't.
Forever Young takes audiences inside the laboratories where scientists are dismantling one of humanity's oldest certainties: that aging is inevitable. For the first time in history, researchers can measure biological age, slow its progression, and in some cases reverse it. Through extraordinary access to the world's leading longevity scientists — including Dr. Eric Verdin (Buck Institute), Dr. Nir Barzilai (Einstein College of Medicine), Dr. Steve Horvath (creator of the epigenetic clock), Dr. Richard Miller (University of Michigan), and Dr. Jennifer Garrison (Buck Institute) — the film captures a genuine scientific revolution accelerated by artificial intelligence, and the fierce controversies it has ignited.
But Forever Young refuses to stop at the science. As the breakthroughs mount, deeper questions emerge: Who will have access to a longer life? What happens to love, purpose, and meaning when death is no longer inevitable? The film's most powerful revelations have nothing to do with technology at all.
Optimistic, rigorous, and deeply human, Forever Young is the rare documentary that could change how you live — starting today.
Meet the Cast
The Team
Forever Young was written and directed by David Donnelly and produced by Dr. James Johnson and Dr. Thomas Lewis.
Hundreds of people came together to make this film possible. Full cast and crew information is available on IMDB.