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Food Reminiscence

A lady passes a herb to an elderly man, while an elderly woman prepares food behind.

Synopsis

A group of facilitators, apprentices, volunteers, people living with dementia, and their supporters gather in a community hall. Together, they revisit memories of food, discovering how the past can affect the present.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
06:37
Format
Digital
Director
Barney Gibbons
Producer
Barney Gibbons
Executive Producer
Pam Schweitzer, Caroline Baker, Katie Turnbull, Sam Curtis
Editor
Barney Gibbons
Director of Photography
Barney Gibbons
Sound
Barney Gibbons
Principal cast
Pam Schweitzer, Caroline Baker, Katie Turnbull, Cyril Molony, Yuhe Tian, Aisha Farr
Other Lead Creative(s)
Additional Camera: Sofia Del Carmen
Closing Song
"I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts". Written by Elton Box, Desmond Cox and Irwin Dash. Courtesy of Sony Music.

Genre

Biography Disabilities

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Barney Gibbons

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