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She Unfolds by Day

June 2008 •English

A son observes his 80-year-old mother's descent into Alzheimer's while dealing with his own medical issues ... and the lonely family dog.

La Última Memoria

April 2025 •Spanish

Mamina, a mother suffering from Alzheimer's, is in the final stages of her life. The disease has destroyed her short-term memory, a significant portion of her motor skills, and all but one remaining memory: her time with her daughter, Daniela. Throughout the film, we see the real-world effects of Alzheimer's through the perspective of someone living with the disease, as well as the desperation she faces to hold on to the last thing that makes her feel safe—her memories.

The Savages

November 2007 •English

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Beautiful Memories

August 2001 •French

Although barely 30, Claire believes she is showing the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a condition from which her mother has recently died. Her sister, Nathalie, is certain that her memory loss, caused by a lightning strike, is temporary. In the clinic where she is being treated, Claire is attracted to Philippe, a man who is still traumatized after a car accident in which his wife and child were both killed. In spite of their personal tragedies, Claire and Philippe fall in love. When Philippe recovers, Claire moves into his home. Then Claire's condition takes a turn for the worse.

Angel Passing

January 1998 •English

An aging concert pianist in a nursing home, suffering from Alzheimers, revisits his past. When he comes back to his home, now occupied by an artist, a touching bond develops for a few moments between them. Two strangers, one asking for forgiveness about his past, the other with the ability to forgive in her own life. A touching short, with very few words but deeply portrayed feelings.

The Ballad of the Sunset Kid

February 2025 •English

A granddaughter struggles to care for her grandfather, whose fading memories and haunting hallucinations blur reality, in this poignant tale of love and communication.

Slope

July 2020 •Spanish

Living in a village full of slopes can drive you mad. Those who have climbed them in the old-fashioned way are fully aware of that. What they don’t know is that their souls might have stuck around.

Minor Chronicle

September 2025 •Spanish

In a town south of Mexico City, the director relives the moment his father fell ill during the second wave of the coronavirus.

Iris

December 2001 •English

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.

Abendland

December 2024 •German

Because the German state has failed, a large number of people are living in the forest, outside of society.

Away from Her

May 2007 •English

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

Quando as Coisas se Desmancham

November 2018 •Portuguese

I Married My Mother

October 2019 •Italian

A man discovers what real love is through the eyes of his sick mother

Èvanescence

September 2025 •Italian

American Fiction

November 2023 •English

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

Sugar

April 2016 •English

A mother and daughter face a harsh new reality - Alzheimer's disease. After being away, Charlie returns home to find the one person she can't live without has quickly deteriorated into a woman she hardly knows.

HOME

July 2014 •English

MARIAN is an 80 year old resident of Meadow Park Rest Home. During a difficult visit, her daughter PHILLIPA is forced out and accidentally leaves something important behind. Wandering out of the rest home, the outside world proves challenging, as Marian battles her mind in an attempt to return her daughter’s beloved possession.

Where Do Lilacs Come From

July 2014 •English

Chris, an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer, is confined to his home. His son, Michael, is his primary caregiver. For months Chris' mind has been fading away and with it his grasp on reality. He is desperately trying to hold onto his mind. Chris is passing further and further from recognition. Michael is left wracked by survivors guilt. But to Chris, the world around him has become nothing more than a waking dream, the bounds of reality and reason bent and warped as his life cycles over and over around him. The only way he can hope to find clarity is to retrace these fractured memories from childhood to his elderly infirmity, in a desperate attempt to understand his condition.

Still Alice

December 2014 •English

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Choke

September 2008 •English

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.