I Lost My Mom (2022)
- Original title
- J'ai placé ma mère
- Directed by
- Denys Desjardins
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A filmmaker documents his and his sister's struggle to find long-term care for their mother as her Alzheimer's worsens. They then try to stay involved in her life when she gets COVID-19 during the pandemic's strict lockdowns.
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What happens
I Lost My Mom (French: J'ai placé ma mère) is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Denys Desjardins. The film documents the experiences of Desjardins and his sister Maryse as they navigate the process of trying to get their mother Madeleine Ducharme, who suffered from advancing Alzheimer's disease, placed in a CHSLD, and then trying to stay involved in her care as she contracted COVID-19 during the early days of the pandemic when harsh safety restrictions were being imposed. It is a sequel to his 2020 film The Castle (Le Château), which profiled Madeleine as she initially confronted the prospect of having to move from her longtime home in a seniors' retirement complex to a more managed care setting. The film premiered on November 21, 2022, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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