“Memory Care … the long goodbye,” single channel video, Screening at the Seattle Film Institute. The video probes both the loss of self and the loss of a loved one from brain damage or the ravages of age. Nearly 50 million people worldwide live with dementia, a number that is expected to double in twenty years. The project explores elements that touch both the afflicted and their loved ones: confusion, isolation, helplessness, hope, and defeat. Watching someone you love fade away is truly the longest goodbye.
“Memory Care … the long goodbye,” received a GOLD Award for Experimental film from Spotlight Short Film Awards 2019.