The producers, writers, director and one of the cast members of the 2023 film “The Good Side of Bad,” will host a film screening followed by a discussion with the book’s author, on Tuesday, April 8 at 2 p.m., onsite at Pasadena Senior Center.

The event is free for Pasadena Senior Center members, and only cost $5 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. To register or for more information, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Lectures & Classes, then Informational Lectures, or call 626-795-4331.

Longtime PSC Master’s Series presenter Beverly Olevin is the author of the 2010 bestselling book, “The Good Side of Bad,” which the film is based on. Both the book and film follow the story of three adult siblings brought back together after a shocking diagnosis forces them to confront realities regarding the mental state of one of their own. It dives into humanity’s dark places while illuminating the love, laughter and light discovered when you reconnect with those closest to you.

Filmmakers Alethea Root (producer, writer, director) and Jules Bruff (producer, writer, actor) will be joined in a discussion by author Olevin after the screening.

Root produced the Emmy Award-winning short film, “A Love Story,” and her first feature film, “Part Time Fabulous” won eight film festival awards. Bruff, who stars as Sara in “The Good Side of Bad,” also serves as a writer for the film, and co-wrote “Part Time Fabulous.”  Olevin is an author, playwright, and theater director, and has taught at UCLA and the University of Washington.

For 65 years, Pasadena Senior Center’s mission has been to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge, nationally recognized programs for this population group.

As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults than any other organization in the San Gabriel Valley. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331.