Documentary series casts glow on growing old

Pain and acceptance

While reminding viewers that the passage of time can be a gift, the series also explores the physical and mental changes that aging brings.

In the sixth episode Go With the Flow, Fan highlights the important message that there are always battles we cannot fight.

It explores the life of Wang Minhua, who is grappling with the challenges of aging and Alzheimer's disease in her 80s, who asks in the episode: "Going against the flow implies a rebellion against life itself. Why should I go against it?"

The rhetorical question hits Fan. "The episode underscores the fact that aging is not just a stage of life, but a profound attitude toward existence," he says.

In the final episode, the team turns their lens on a scene of five elders with disabilities or dementia bathing, as taking a simple shower or bath is a luxury for people in the final stages of life.