An intimate portrayal of the Alzheimer journey, and an exploration of what is known and unknown about the brain and how it changes in the course of the disease.
“Outstanding television”, Robin Oliver, The Sydney Morning Herald
“Compelling stuff indeed, straight from and to the heart,” Mark Lawrence, The Age
“A decent, responsible, thoughtful film,” Phillip Adams, The Australian
FILM CREDITS
Director: Helen Bowden
Producers: Susan MacKinnon, Helen Bowden
Partners: ABC, Australian Film Finance Corp
Year of Production: 1991
Duration: 57 mins
AWARDS AND SCREENINGS
1992 Silver Award, British Medical Association Awards
1991 Certificate of Praise at 5th Medicine and Scientific Film Festival, Parma, Italy
1991 Honourable Mention at 39th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival
1991 Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest – Special Jury Prize
1991 Winner – Red Ribbon Award, American Film and Video Festival
1991 Winner – Bronze Award, Houston Film Festival
1991 Finalist – ATOM Awards (Australian Teachers of Media)
1991 Banff International Television Festival
1991 AFI nomination – Best Television Documentary, 1991
TV BROADCASTS
Filmmakers Library USA
1999 NHK Public Welfare Organisation
1996 THA Media Canada
1996 TV12 (Singapore)
1995 Boulton Hawker Films UKTV New Zealand
1993 Discovery Channel, USA
1993 Tevel, Israel
1993 TSS Network, South Africa
1993 TV YLE 2 Finland
1992 ABC Australia