Forever is a Long Time

By: Ian Coss
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  • When Ian Coss decided to get married, every living member of his family who had ever been married had also gotten divorced: parents, grandparents, and all his aunts and uncles on both sides — some of them twice. Today, he has questions: What is the value of a lifetime commitment? Are we doomed to recycle the patterns of behavior we get from our ancestors? Are we all just better off alone? Forever is a Long Time is a five episode series that weaves reflection and original music through Ian’s conversations with his wife and divorced family members — a look at love with people who have made mistakes.
    2021
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Social Sciences
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  • Trailer: "Forever is a Long Time"

    Trailer: "Forever is a Long Time"
    Jul 26 2021

    When I decided to get married, every living member of my family who had ever been married had also gotten divorced. Apparently, I thought my marriage would end differently.
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    4 mins
  • Part 1: My Parents, Ellen and Tom

    Part 1: My Parents, Ellen and Tom
    Aug 5 2021

    My parents divorced when I was eight years old — young enough that I don’t have a lot of clear memories of it, but old enough that I was definitely watching, listening, and learning. So I asked them both to tell me what happened, and got two pretty different stories.

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    32 mins
  • Part 2: My Grandmother, Marianne

    Part 2: My Grandmother, Marianne
    Aug 5 2021

    My grandmother never sent presents for birthdays or holidays, and didn't expect us to either. She seemed to resist anything that felt like authority, convention and tradition; which is why it's so strange that she was once married to my grandfather — a Harvard-educated lawyer.
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    35 mins

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