I Lost My Mom
In the style of a film diary, this documentary immerses us in the personal experience of the filmmaker and his sister as they try to ensure their mother can end her days with dignity in the CHSLD system. Amid this complex challenge, Denys Desjardins films his mother with incredible tenderness. He communicates her vulnerability and warm personality from a place of love and respect. This feature-length film is a continuation of the documentary work on the housing of seniors that the filmmaker began in his previous film _The Castle_, in the web series _L’industrie de la vieille$$e_ and in the web fiction experience _2031.Quebec_.
| Directors | Denys Desjardins, Denys Desjardins |
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"I adore my mother. She’s the first lady of my life," says filmmaker Denys Desjardins about his mother Madeleine. Now that she’s older and unable to live on her own anymore, it is his turn to take care of her. Together with his sister Maryse, Denys makes the difficult decision to find a long-term care home for Madeleine, who is increasingly losing her memory. Many frustrating phone calls later, Maryse manages to place Madeleine in a care home. Shot in the style of a video journal, Desjardins’s film uses an empathic lens and his own tender observations to tell the story of his family’s struggle with navigating the Quebec healthcare system. Their story becomes emblematic of the rest of the country and its shocking failure to take care of our elderly. Touching, tender and engrossing, this portrait of a family under duress shines a light on an urgent and necessary subject.
Aisha Jamal
Programmer, Hot Docs
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Français
1h16
Language: Français -
English
1h16
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 2022
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 76
- Producteur Centaure Films
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court In the form of a filmed journal, filmmaker Denys Desjardins documents the extraordinary sequence of events that drove him to place his mother in a CSHLD (long-term care home).
- Mention festival Best Canadian Feature Documentary · Hot Docs 2023
"I adore my mother. She’s the first lady of my life," says filmmaker Denys Desjardins about his mother Madeleine. Now that she’s older and unable to live on her own anymore, it is his turn to take care of her. Together with his sister Maryse, Denys makes the difficult decision to find a long-term care home for Madeleine, who is increasingly losing her memory. Many frustrating phone calls later, Maryse manages to place Madeleine in a care home. Shot in the style of a video journal, Desjardins’s film uses an empathic lens and his own tender observations to tell the story of his family’s struggle with navigating the Quebec healthcare system. Their story becomes emblematic of the rest of the country and its shocking failure to take care of our elderly. Touching, tender and engrossing, this portrait of a family under duress shines a light on an urgent and necessary subject.
Aisha Jamal
Programmer, Hot Docs
-
Français
Duration: 1h16Language: Français1h16 -
English
Duration: 1h16Language: English
Subtitles: English1h16
- Année 2022
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 76
- Producteur Centaure Films
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court In the form of a filmed journal, filmmaker Denys Desjardins documents the extraordinary sequence of events that drove him to place his mother in a CSHLD (long-term care home).
- Mention festival Best Canadian Feature Documentary · Hot Docs 2023
