{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Boomers Revolt","title":"She Made Her First Film At 65","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1894,"description":"Episode 3: She Made Her First Film At 65\n\nFeaturing Melissa Davey\nMelissa Davey: Leaving a 22-year corporate vice president role at age 65 to become an award-winning documentary filmmaker (\"Beyond 60\", \"Climbing Into Life\")\n\n\"Perspective is not a feeling. It's a distance. The space between where you are standing and what you are looking at.\" — Cheryl Becir\n\nSummary\nWhat happens when you spend 22 years in a corner office with mahogany furniture, only to realize you are walking around saying, \"I don’t want to die at my desk\"? At age 65, Melissa Davey took a sudden detour on a dirt road, pressed a red button on a stranger's website, and completely threw out the script. Today, at 76, she is making her third documentary film. In this episode, we investigate the invisible contract an entire generation signed without looking—and how curiosity is simply a decision to stop the car.\nKey Takeaways\n\nThe Desktop List: Carrying your childhood dreams around like heavy furniture rather than actionable job options.\nThree Detours, One Afternoon: How skipping a repetitive day at work led to an accidental meeting behind the lens with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.\nThe Gut-Check Moment: Processing the ultimate five-second catalyst: \"You better hurry up.\"\nReinvention Without Permission: Overcoming familial skepticism to build a brand new creative identity after 60.\nEpisode Guide & Timestamps\n\n[00:01:00] – Defining perspective: The physical distance between identity and career.\n[00:02:30] – The reality of the C-suite glass ceiling and the lifestyle cost.\n[00:05:45] – The internal reckoning: Making the list of things left undone.\n[00:09:15] – The dirt road detour: Spotting M. Night Shyamalan’s micro-budget set.\n[00:11:45] – Winning the Charity Buzz auction and stepping behind the camera.\n[00:16:30] – Giving a one-year notice to pursue the acclaimed documentary, Beyond 60.\n[00:24:20] – Navigating Instagram to find her second film subject, ultra-climber Deirdre Wolownick.\n[00:29:45] – The...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cTq7jm3Je6ukqf6hXoX4pPlTPaNnQbgOmMqqaiVWotY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYjBl/MzM0MTU1ZjU1ZjAw/MDM0MmFiYzAyNDE1/MDM3MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}