| Dementia Australia | September 2013 |
Media Release: Love, Loss & Laughter – Living with Dementia
A filmmaker’s devotion to her grandmother, who has been living with dementia for 15 years, has been the inspiration behind a film that shares the story of the international photographic exhibition, Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Dementia Differently.
Corinne Maunder, Producer, Fire Films, said the Love, Loss and Laughter exhibition presented an ideal opportunity to create a meaningful piece about dementia.
As an entry in the inaugural Reel Health International Health Short Film Festival, the film explores the messages behind the photos that are currently on a six month tour in Australia.
“While making the film I learnt that even though dementia is a condition that people live with, it doesn’t mean a person should be isolated from the everyday activities that they can still enjoy in so many ways. The project made me appreciate even more, the time that I have with my grandmother and my mother and aunt’s unswerving dedication as carers,” Ms Maunder said.
To find out more about the photographs and book of Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Dementia Differently visit www.lovelossandlaughter.com
For media enquiries in Australia please contact Christine Bolt +61400004553, christine.bolt@dementia.org.au
For direct enquiries to Corinne Maunder, Producer, Fire Films, corinne@firefilms.com.au
View the media release here.