In Their Eyes (2020) | Short Film About Dementia

Dany, a stoic, hardworking single mum is forced to look after her mother living with dementia, but she fears what that entails. A #SilentElephantProject #SEP film raising the awareness of Dementia There are currently around 850,000 people with dementia in the UK. This is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. 209,600 will develop dementia this year, that's one every three minutes. 1 in 6 people over the age of 80 have dementia. Around 95% of all cases of dementia are due to Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia. If you have been affected by this issue and live in the Manchester region, you can get support and advice from: AgeUK Manchester - https://www.ageuk.org.uk/manchester/ Written by Dylan Price Set Designer - Sarah Atkinson Director/Producer/Editor - Mr. Babz Assistant Director - KonChi Production Company - Freshrb C.I.C. Camera Assistant - Favour Adediran Sound Designer/Recorder - dbjones BTS - Essodphotography SHORT FILM REFLECTION QUESTIONNAIRE : https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPMVS32 Special Thanks to Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester University and The FED CHARITIES WE ARE CHAMPIONING: 1. AgeUK Funding Donation Page - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/dona... 2. THE FED - The Fed is a Jewish Manchester social care charity which runs services for people in need of all ages. It supports people living with dementia and their families in a variety of ways. It provides supported living, and permanent or short-term residential and nursing care for people at different stages of the condition at its care home ‘Heathlands Village’. This is open to the wider community, not only people who are Jewish. The charity’s Community Advice and Support Team (CAST) and Volunteer Services Team also offer a range of support to people with dementia who are living in their own homes in the Jewish community, and to their families. For further information visit www.thefed.org.uk, call 0161 772 4800 or email [email protected] About The Silent Elephant Project - http://www.silentelephantproject.org/ #LetsNotForgetDementia