her film "boynton beach club" (2005) was based on an original idea by her mother, florence seidelman, who while living in south florida had gathered true stories of senior citizens who were suddenly back in the "dating game" after the loss of a spouse. it's one of the first movies to deal with sexuality and the aging baby boomer generation and had a theatrical run and acclaim at u.s. film festivals. the ensemble cast featured studio veterans brenda vaccaro, dyan cannon, sally kellerman, joseph bologna, michael nouri and len cariou.