Kind van Dementie

Het Doet Zo Zeer

February 2017 •Dutch

What’s it like to age with early-phase vascular dementia? And how about your loved ones? Successful author Heleen van Royen has taken on caring for her elderly mother and films their frequent meetings. Increasingly, Mrs Breed’s life consists of confusion and unbearable stabbing pains that she tames with a mantra. She regularly refuses help, good advice and a Zimmer frame, although she is also thankful for her committed daughter’s support.

Bringing Out A Smile

November 2022 •Spanish

The daily life of the volunteers of the Compañeros de Batalla foundation, dedicated to providing support and hope to the children fighting cancer at the Pediatric Specialties Hospital in Maracaibo.

Mother was a CEO

January 2019 •Swedish

The story about how Britt-Marie took back the brush factory from her husband’s cruel brother at the end of the fifties was one of Malin’s childhood fairy tales. Britt-Marie is now 95 years old and trying to set the story straight with the help of her daughter behind the camera. Together they outline a powerful life story that is slowly fading away.

Mother

January 2020 •Thai

In a village in Thailand, Pomm works in a care center for Europeans with Alzheimer's. While she is separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, as Maya, a new patient, is on her way from Switzerland.

OMA - Elk moment een nieuwe ontmoeting

October 2021 •Dutch

Engineering Red

July 1993 •Russian

Set to readings of Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain', a collage of medical, art and found footage, exploring various medical cases, including reconstructing the damaged human body, the separation of Siamese twins, and Cold War era attempts to create superhumans.

Der entsorgte Vater

June 2009 •German

In moving interviews, four fathers describe their suffering and efforts to keep contact with their children. A mother justifies the refusal of contact from her point of view. Despite the seriousness of the topic, the film manages to remain entertaining and even delivers an amusing snapshot of German sensitivities and the state of the Republic.

Murderer on Ward 4

August 2024 •English

The tragic story of four children who died at Grantham Hospital in early 1991, and how doctors and police gathered the evidence to convict killer nurse 'Angel of Death', Beverley Allitt.

Um Vírus em mim

June 2022 •Portuguese

The Hugo's Brain

November 2012 •French

The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.

Full Circle

October 2023 •English

Faced with a traumatic injury that renders you permanently disabled; how would you reinvent yourself? Full Circle tells the story of Trevor Kennison and Barry Corbet’s shared resiliency and refusal to let their passion for life be limited by Spinal Cord Injury. It is an unblinking examination of the challenges of Spinal Cord Injury, and a celebration of the growth that such tragedy can catalyze.

The Erectionman

March 2010 •English

Narrator and director Michael Schaap's confessional style and general goofiness bring levity to an awkward topic: "erectile dysfunction" and the little blue pill that treats it.

Legasthenie - Wir dachten immer, du bist dumm

September 2023 •German

More and more prominent people are publicly admitting to being affected by dyslexia. Hardly any other aspect of learning at school has been researched as extensively in recent decades as dyslexia, and yet there is still a lack of clarity in the scientific community about causes and therapies, and children are left alone with the feeling of being a failure.

CORONA.FILM - Prologue

March 2021 •German

As the first part of our investigation, the CORONA.FILM prologue will delve into the science behind the pandemic. Starting at the very beginning, we shine a light on the responses. The aim is not to point the finger; our aim is to tell the whole story in all its complexity, as we believe that justice cannot prevail if only one side of the story is told.

Parents -- Who Needs Them?

January 1973 •English

Jimmy learns to appreciate his parents when a hand puppet dressed as a jester visits him up in the middle of the night and renders him invisible.

See You Tomorrow

Invalid date •English

Musician, octogenarian and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his wife navigate the implications of the former’s dementia diagnosis, contemplating high stakes, complex decisions about care and wellbeing while they embark on a mission to preserve his artistic legacy.

Kaffee - Geheimnisse eines Wundertranks

April 2021 •German

Coffee is the second most important commodity in the world after oil. The drink has a long history and what's more, its effect seems to be stimulating in two senses.

Storm in a Teacup

August 2019 •English

Australian artist Leon Pericles faces his greatest challenge: holding an exhibition of his life's works while facing the mental decline of his wife and collaborator Moira, as Alzheimer's disease turns their world upside down.

Fin de vie : pour que tu aies le choix

September 2023 •French

Ticketyboo

July 2022 •English

Ticketyboo: a Secret in Plain Sight is an artistic feature documentary exploring the deeply personal struggle of staying connected to a loved one with dementia.