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The Carnival Elation cruise ship en route to The Bahamas.

Mother and daughter Cathie and Aimee Chapman share the same unusual birthday, defying odds of two million to one.

Christy Di Cesare and Tracey Sharpe, Leap Year Babies from opposite ends of the world meet for the first time.

The forty year olds celebrate their tenth birthday together on deck.

Photographer Joe Garza takes a selfie within a selfie.

The oldest and youngest Leap Year Babies aboard the cruise enjoy a spot of sunshine.

The seventy-eight Leap Year Babies get together for a group photo on the 29th February.

Renate Medley with her best friend April Cooper, a Leap Year Baby turning sweet sixteen.

Karisse Paul and Vu Thao celebrate their ninth birthday together.

Cruise Organiser Karen Tinsley-Sroka sits centre stage in black at the Leap Day Ball.

Kelly poses for the camera in a tiara.

The sun sets on the 29th February for another four years.

Synopsis

On the 29th February 2020 Karen Tinsley-Sroka celebrates her birthday in style aboard a cruise ship in The Bahamas with seventy-seven other Leap Year Babies.

Short Film | 2022

Genre: Documentary

Status: Post Production

Producer, Director: Chris Lane

Cast: Karen Tinsley-Sroka

FOREVER YOUNG

Featuring interviews with Leap Year Babies, including members of the same family who share this unusual birth date, the film offers a unique perspective on the world's least common birthday.

In a year when many people could not celebrate their birthday due to the coronavirus outbreak, this group of strangers did, for the first time in four years.

For more information about this project please email Chris Lane or call 0161 826 0488.

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