The Genius of Marian (2013)
- Directed by
- Banker White
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A filmmaker turns his camera on his mother Pam after she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The film weaves together home movies, interviews, and Pam's memories of her own mother Marian who also had Alzheimer's.
intimatepersonalcontemplativepoignantmelancholicquietobservational
What happens
The Genius of Marian is a 2013 American documentary that was directed by Banker White and his wife Anna Fitch. The film focuses on White's mother Pam, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The film's title refers to a book that Pam had intended to write about her mother, Marian, who also had Alzheimer's. The film had its world premiere on April 18, 2013 at the Tribeca Film Festival, and aired on PBS on September 8, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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