I haven't posted for several weeks as I've been very busy shooting and editing in preparation for the Northern Lights festival which opening this Sunday in Newcastle.
I am finally showing three films: The first, called provisionally Gentle Oblivion, which is projected large on the wall, describes my half sister's life in France, how well she is coping and enjoying life despite her lack of memory.
Then two other short films are shown on Plasma screens with sound from headphones. Dementia in the Family describes Doug's family's heroic efforts to care for him and his dementia at home. (See previous post An Adaptive Family)
The Science of Dementia is a 20 minute piece in which a group of leading researchers attempt to explain what causes dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, but ultimately admit they are still somewhat in the dark.
I hope that the three films will together begin a dialogue about what it means to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, how we need to rethink our attitudes to memory loss given how likely we are to experience it directly or indirectly through family and friends.
The films are on show at the Great North Museum in Newcastle. Information about the installation can be found here:
I hope to post all 3 films next week on vimeo and they will be viewable on this blog.
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