2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine.
Screening date & tickets — to be announced
- Director(s): James Pellerito
- Writer(s): James Pellerito
- Producer(s): David Barba
- Key Cast: Mary Pellerito, James Pellerito
- Editor(s): James Pellerito, David Barba
- Cinematographer(s): Rodrigo Sandoval Vega Gil
- Sound Designer(s): Matt Schultz
Runtime: 12m
Country: United States
Synopsis: After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine. Recorded voicemails serve to show the progression of the disease, underscoring the frustration, isolation and burnout that comes with intensive caregiving.