Aphasia

Directed by

Marielle Dalpé

Country

Canada

How it feels

An animated short film about a woman losing her ability to communicate through aphasia. The animation and sound design change to show the breakdown of her language and the helplessness she feels.

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What happens

Aphasia (French: Aphasie) is a Canadian animated short film, written and directed by Marielle Dalpé and released in 2023. Inspired in part by Dalpé's grandmother's struggle with Alzheimer disease, the film depicts the helplessness of a woman whose ability to communicate is impacted by aphasia, with both the animation and the sound design shifting to illustrate the loss of her words. The film was released in both French and English versions, with the English narration performed by Clare Coulter and the French narration voiced by Andrée Lachapelle in one of her final performances before her death. The English version premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and the French version premiered at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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