A Look at Dementia

Barbara Braithwaite • August 18, 2023

If you haven't seen this short film from 2018, I highly recommend you spend the time & then share it with colleagues, family members & friends. The simple synopsis reads - "Two people find comfort in one another after striking up a conversation at a bus stop". But it is far more than this and has a real emotional and educational message for such a relatively short run time (under 4 mins).


Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuRHHmXbzYs

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