{"id":3059,"date":"2018-07-04T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/109-year-old-veteran-and-his-secrets-to-life-will-make-you-smile-short-film-showcase\/"},"modified":"2018-07-04T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T22:15:00","slug":"109-year-old-veteran-and-his-secrets-to-life-will-make-you-smile-short-film-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/featured\/109-year-old-veteran-and-his-secrets-to-life-will-make-you-smile-short-film-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXyfCGDnuWs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meet Richard Overton, America&#8217;s oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.<br \/>\n\u27a1 Subscribe: http:\/\/bit.ly\/NatGeoSubscribe<br \/>\n\u27a1 Get More Short Film Showcase: http:\/\/bit.ly\/ShortFilmShowcase<\/p>\n<p>About Short Film Showcase:<br \/>\nThe Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic&#8217;s belief in the power of science, exploration, and storytelling to change the world. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of National Geographic Partners. <\/p>\n<p>Know of a great short film that should be part of our Showcase? Email sfs@natgeo.com to submit a video for consideration. See more from National Geographic&#8217;s Short Film Showcase at http:\/\/documentary.com<\/p>\n<p>Get More National Geographic:<br \/>\nOfficial Site: http:\/\/bit.ly\/NatGeoOfficialSite<br \/>\nFacebook: http:\/\/bit.ly\/FBNatGeo<br \/>\nTwitter: http:\/\/bit.ly\/NatGeoTwitter<br \/>\nInstagram: http:\/\/bit.ly\/NatGeoInsta<\/p>\n<p>About National Geographic:<br \/>\nNational Geographic is the world&#8217;s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Richard Overton, America&#8217;s oldest veteran. Born on May 11, 1906, he has celebrated 110 birthdays (109 at the time of filming) and counting. The supercentenarian has lived through the Great Depression, served in World War II, and witnessed the rise of the Internet. From the Ford Model T to self-driving cars, more technological and scientific progress have occurred in Overton&#8217;s lifetime than perhaps any other century in history. <\/p>\n<p>The whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking elder reveals his secrets to longevity in this lively short film.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.overtonfilm.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Want to help Mr. Overton stay in his Austin, TX home? Donate to his home medical care expenses on GoFundMe.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/GoFundMeRichardOverton<\/p>\n<p>Credits: Matt Cooper (director, producer); Rocky Conly (cinematographer, producer); John Halecky (producer).<\/p>\n<p>109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXyfCGDnuWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>National Geographic<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/natgeo<\/p>\n<h3>More info on 109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=109-Year-Old+Veteran+and+His+Secrets+to+Life+Will+Make+You+Smile+%7C+Short+Film+Showcase&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmj4.com%2Fnews%2Fwaukesha-county%2Fhes-an-amazing-man-pewaukee-wwii-navy-veteran-celebrates-100th-birthday&amp;c=2229581781684284844&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018He\u2019s an amazing man\u2019: Pewaukee WWII navy veteran celebrates 100th birthday\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A WWII Veteran ... of old age but at 100-years-old one thing that\u2019s remained intact is Tony\u2019s sense of humor. When Tony said the key to living a long life was being healthy his son Steve joked maybe ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbs19.tv%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fsurprise-wwii-vet-celebrates-100th-birthday-stories-only-he-can-tell%2F75-798e2134-3cc9-4247-9dd0-0f67008cf81d&amp;c=11667879442756938448&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'This is a much better birthday': Arizona veteran who spent 21st birthday fighting in WWII celebrates turning 100\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Copeland has a lot of stories and jokes only he can tell. Holding a microphone and zipping around a banquet room on an electric scooter at his Surprise senior living home, he got through several of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2Fvoices%2F2024%2F04%2F28%2Fvietnam-fall-saigon-escape-uss-midway%2F73397138007%2F&amp;c=2772434472939276463&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs Saigon fell 49 years ago, my father flew us onto the USS Midway in a fraught escape\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 30 marks 49 years since the fall of Saigon. This is how a Vietnamese air force pilot evacuated his family and two dozen other refugees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkvia.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F27%2Fu-s-marine-corps-veteran-who-served-in-wwii-korea-and-vietnam-honored-alongside-30-other-veterans%2F&amp;c=8807780025774514251&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam honored alongside 30 other Veterans\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Update: ABC-7 spoke exclusively with one of the Veterans honored on Saturday. He served in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. \"I never had been on a trip like this before,\" said 98-year-old Louis ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnewyork%2Fnews%2F101-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-france-legion-of-honor%2F&amp;c=6051323235440003583&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis 101-year-old NYC native just received an honor that was 80 years in the making\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>NEW YORK -- A 101-year-old World War II veteran from New York City has received France's Legion of Honor for his service. On Friday, Jack Hausman received France's Legion of Honor -- the French ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F04%2F14%2Fus%2Fchicago-shooting-child-killed%2Findex.html&amp;c=998757738299412798&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t8-year-old girl killed and 7 other people wounded in Chicago shooting, including other children, police say\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>An 8-year-old girl died and seven other people were wounded ... Responding officers administered life-saving measures on those who were shot, including applying tourniquets and chest seals ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsonline.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2Fpaul-smith%2F2024%2F04%2F14%2Fwisconsin-learn-to-hunt-program-helps-88-year-old-bill-drexel-fond-du-lac-tag-first-turkey%2F73301428007%2F&amp;c=13348786799203485813&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmith: First turkey hunt 'one of the best days' for worldly 88-year-old Wisconsin Marine Corps vet\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of the more than 32,000 days in his ... make plans to get them out later this spring. As we shared more stories at breakfast, the 88-year-old military veteran overflowed with joy. Even in a life ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2F23-year-old-man-shot-and-killed-in-vehicle-in-minneapolis-harrison-neighborhood%2F600358235%2F&amp;c=7259306626384131327&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t23-year-old man shot and killed in vehicle in Minneapolis' Harrison neighborhood identified\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 23-year-old man who died at the hospital after being ... The medical examiner said his manner of death was homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred at around 4:23 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ftvshowbiz%2Farticle-13306129%2FBradley-Cooper-takes-7-year-old-daughter-Lea-date-10th-Breakthrough-Prize-event.html&amp;c=9411549581045192675&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBradley Cooper takes his 7-year-old daughter Lea as his date to starry 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize event in LA\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 49-year-old actor took Lea as ... directorial effort for Cooper after his critically-acclaimed 2018 film A Star Is Born. This project delves into the life of legendary composer Leonard ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fcrime%2Fmarcus-eriz-aiden-leos-sentencing-b2528280.html&amp;c=7194567867135978852&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHe shot and killed a 6-year-old whose mom flipped him off when driving. Now he\u2019s been sentenced to 40 years\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marcus Eriz sentenced to 40 years to life after killing ... Marcus Eriz, pictured at his Friday sentencing, will spend at least 40 years in prison after killing six-year-old Aiden Leos (AP ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc7chicago.com%2Fchicago-crime-81-year-old-pizza-delivery-man-assaulted-carjacked%2F14653159%2F&amp;c=207088139502462290&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t81-year-old veteran, pizza delivery man carjacked in Jefferson Park: 'They sucker punched me'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 81-year-old victim ... I was afraid for my life.\" Aimone said he didn't fight back. He stayed face down in the street and listened as they took off in his car. Chicago police said the crime ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662f1f9b07e34255895f7b6e1b9aba35&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fcalifornia-man-killed-6-old-020222820.html&amp;c=2929993177755856623&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia man sentenced in road-rage killing of 6-year-old on his way to kindergarten\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Superior Court Judge Richard King said Aiden was \u201ca 6-year-old in the back seat, the most vulnerable victim that you ... his family,\u201d Eriz said. Eriz would have been sentenced to 15 years to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Richard Overton, America&#8217;s oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life. \u27a1 Subscribe: http:\/\/bit.ly\/NatGeoSubscribe \u27a1 Get More Short Film Showcase: http:\/\/bit.ly\/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[817,156,819,818,816],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BXyfCGDnuWs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}