Eight of them also tell their story in the documentary film of the same name, a production of Victoria Deluxe in collaboration with Okra and skills, which can be seen in theaters in November. For example, Ghent’s Greta Vandeborne (78) thinks it’s terrible that people over 75 are so condescending.
“The lady behind the municipal counter had only seen my date of birth when she already wanted to give me all the documents on paper,” says Greta. “You spontaneously thought that I could not work with the computer. At my age you are constantly faced with such prejudices.
“I recently went to buy nail polish. The girl at the cashier asked me if I wanted a loyalty card. I said yes and was given a card with a QR code on it.” If you have grandchildren, ask them for that code. to scan you, “she said. I was perplexed.”
