People talk or laugh about aging, its irritations and relentless progression, but rarely confront the reality of dying or being left alone. Nor do they consider the lightness and calmness that can come when the race seems not so crucial.
"I Like It Here" is about all those things and, finally, about the pleasures of being alive. A figurehead of American independent documentary film, Ralph Arlyck conveys how it feels to look back on your own life, to contemplate your place in an ever-changing world, and what to make of the time that remains.
As two siblings — the filmmaker and her bother — look back on a road trip with their father 20 years ago, they discover their memories have faded, but the feelings they share remain the same.