Award-winning documentary series Losing Myself, reveals the personal experiences of four individuals with advanced dementia.

TITLE: LOSING MYSELF (SERIES)

CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY – BROADCAST
COMPLETED: 2006
DURATION: 4 X 3 mins
PRODUCER: SARAH TIERNEY (CLARITY PRODUCTIONS)
CHANNEL 4 – THREE MINUTE WONDERS STRAND

SYNOPSIS

Award-winning documentary series Losing Myself, reveals the personal experiences of four individuals with advanced dementia, portraying the fractured and somewhat timeless nature of their lives. Losing Myself was commissioned by Channel 4’s Three Minute Wonders Strand and was first broadcast in February 2007 and repeated on More4 in 2007.

HIGHLIGHTS

Losing Myself: Annie was awarded Best Short Film at the BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2007.

“…These short films tell the story of those old people in a way that is emotionally arresting. Four people with dementia were captured in moments of breathtaking clarity. And the memorial to those people will be the use we can make of this material to influence policy and services….These films will help us make change happen..”

Prof June Andrews, Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling.

CREDITS

DoP: Ian Dodds
Sound: Bob
Editor: Alan Brown

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