Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Allan King and released in 2005.[1] The film profiles a group of residents at Baycrest Health Sciences, a long term care facility in Toronto, who are suffering from varying stages of dementia.[2]
| Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company | |
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| Directed by | Allan King |
| Produced by | Allan King |
| Cinematography | Peter Walker |
| Edited by | Nick Hector |
| Music by | Robert Carli |
Production company | Allan King Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was broadcast on television by TVOntario as an episode of the documentary series The View from Here in February 2006.[4] Its first DVD release featured a commentary track recorded by social workers and psychologists, to facilitate the film's use as a teaching tool for health care providers.[5]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2005,[6] and was shortlisted for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social or Political Documentary, Best Documentary Editing, and Best Documentary Sound at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Film fest flick shot at Baycrest; 'Fresh look' at people with memory loss at geriatric centre praised as wonderful film". North York Mirror, September 11, 2005.
- ^ "Allan King brings documentary project on aging and memory to Toronto festival". Canadian Press, September 7, 205.
- ^ "Montreal film Familia to open Canada First program at fall Toronto film fest". Canadian Press, August 2, 2005.
- ^ "Film takes moving look at life in a seniors' home". Waterloo Region Record, February 15, 2006.
- ^ "Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company now available as "teaching" DVD for hospitals, long-term care facilities". Canada Newswire, June 12, 2006.
- ^ "Veterans and newcomers alike make annual Top Ten Canadian film list". Whitehorse Star, December 19, 2005.
- ^ "Gemini nominations an odd mix: TV awards show will be staged in Richmond Nov. 4 -- a first". Vancouver Sun, August 30, 2006.
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