Project Detail

Memory Songs

Synopsis

When your memory fades, your grip on reality becomes fragile and the sense of self slowly slips away. In a synagogue hall in North West London, a group of elderly people gather to find release. Using music and song they try to reconnect with themselves. Through the poetic use of poignant personal photographs and carefully assembled voiced-over memories, this film takes us into the emotional heart of these people, coping with the onset of Dementia.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
HD
Director
Lucy Kaye
Producer
Ivana Mackinnon
Executive Producer
Asher Tlalim
Editor
Russell Crockett
Director of Photography
Lucy Kaye
Sound
Zhe Wu
Composer
Zelida Gorden

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Production Status

Production Company

Ivana Mackinnon

Stray Bear Productions

Sales Company

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