The film also screens on Saturday, October 18 | 12 PM | FH
The October 18 screening is followed by a panel discussion about Alzheimer’s resources in the Chittenden County area, featuring representatives from the organizations as well as director Heidi Levitt.
In 2019, art director Charlie Hess was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. In this tender and clear-eyed film, his wife, acclaimed casting director Heidi Levitt, chronicles the metamorphosis of their marriage over the next four years as she becomes his caretaker, learning to adapt to an ever-changing reality. The two have disparate reactions to the initial diagnosis—Charlie is accepting; Heidi is full of questions—but they come together as their roles and priorities change, and they try to learn the best way to live the lives they have. Lovingly crafted, the film is a delicately put-together portrait of love and resilience, as well as a reminder that life is about the people around you. ~SM