"Behind the veil of meaning."
An elderly woman is confronted by an intruder in her home. Shortly after she realizes a familiar face and a familiar feeling.
Social & External
Bella
Peter
This short film tells the story of a former university professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. The protagonist wakes up at dawn and begins the morning routine he used to follow during his time as a professor. Later, his wife and son discover him and try to bring him back to present time. In that early morning, the past and the present coexist. Revisiting these wounds, leads the Rivera Dávila family to accept the past, assume the present and heal those diseases that do not concern memory, but the heart.
A man addicted to visiting his memories wrestles with a promise he made his father when he was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
After the ode to love of "Loving", the b-side, about sadness, breaks-up, loneliness.
An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.
A brokenhearted young man has a strange encounter with a beautiful girl as their cars are parked in front of each other. The awkward situation soon turns into a tender moment, under the streetlights and a summer starry night.
A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.
Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants (a lonely housewife, a frustrated schoolteacher, and a struggling filmmaker) to search for solace and understanding in themselves and one another.
A man must go on a journey through the darkest recesses of his mind or succumb to his vices.
Marcos tells his grandmother Julia about the last summer that Alzheimer's allowed them to enjoy together. He helps her remember what their walks in the mountains were like, the meals they shared, and the long after-dinner conversations. Marcos relives that strange summer, recounting to his grandmother the most intimate moments they shared and the slow and painful way in which Julia faded away.
Emilio strikes up a conversation with Jennifer in which he tells her about his afflictions about his life and his family, and then finds himself with a pleasant surprise for him, but with sadness for her.
This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A variety of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate.
After years apart, brothers Horst and Franz reunite. Horst is dealing with Alzheimer’s, while Franz is in debt, and sees his brother’s unspent inheritance as the solution to his financial problems. When Horst’s former love Andrea, turns up, old wounds and a buried family mystery come to the surface, forcing them to confront their past.
In 2021, an 11-year-old boy named Mattia Piccoli was named Standard-bearer of the Republic by President Sergio Mattarella for "the love and care with which he daily follows his father's illness." This film tells his story and that of his father, Paolo, who, in his early forties, slowly begins to lose pieces of his memory. But just as the world begins to fade, he chooses to stay close to what truly matters, strengthened also by the love of his wife Michela. Together with his son, he embarks on a journey of shared daily life, sudden laughter, and silences that speak.
When dutiful and loyal Camille decides to go on a road trip down memory lane with her Alzheimer's suffering father, she must learn to let her father go or risk losing her own chance at a life and happiness.
When Asriel, a painting art school graduate, is diagnosed with dementia at a shockingly young age, he and his photographer partner Iris must attempt to find meaning in the time they have left.
A little girl gets to know the meaning of death when her grandfather suffers through the late stages of Alzheimer's disease.
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Aurora, daughter of retired Jazz composer Hugo, is informed that his father’s Alzheimer’s disease has worsened significantly. She will use their memories together and the music they composed in order to try to get him to recognize her one last time before he moves permanently abroad to continue fighting his disease.
Marina, a trans woman and singer in São Paulo's nightlife, reunites with her father, who has Alzheimer's, after years of estrangement. In an attempt to reconcile, she takes him to significant places from her past, hoping to revive his memories and rebuild their lost bond.
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
