Who Are You?
2019, 11 minutes
My short movie introduces an elderly woman and her inability to function and comprehend simple messages as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
My short movie introduces an elderly woman and her inability to function and comprehend simple messages as a result of Alzheimer's disease. We go back and forth between reality and dialogues that are happening simultaneously inside of her brain. The brain dialogues control her actions in real life. The dialogues are between Neuron ( a brain cell that is affected by Alzheimer's) and Information ( a messenger who tries to deliver messages into the cell). The movie is divided into four chapters. Each chapter represents one message that is brought in by Information. The messages need to be delivered to Neuron in order to keep the elderly woman safe, but her disease makes it very hard for her to understand. She cannot receive the messages correctly, hence she ends up doing the exact opposites. Unknowingly, she keeps putting herself in danger. The importance of each message graduates.The movie portraits important yet still overlooked aspects of Alzheimer's like mood swings, the importance of music, and how difficult it is to understand simple tasks if your brain keeps failing you. Patience and compassion go a long way in the quality of life for people who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
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Beatrix Switzer
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