Event Info
Dear Audrey
Artists + Relationships + Emotional
2:45pm - 4:30pm Doors at: 2:45pm
$13.33
Event Description
Dear Audrey
Artists + Relationships + Emotional
Director: Jeremiah Hayes
Canada 2021 89 min
Documentary
Martin Duckworth spent his career observing others as a cinematographer and director, creating a formidable catalogue of Canadian documentaries. Now, he’s on the other side of the camera, looking back on his prolific career while managing his current role as a caregiver for his wife, photographer and activist Audrey Schirmer. Bonded by their artistry and activism, from the front lines of anti-Vietnam war protests through raising a family, their life together now faces its greatest challenge. As Audrey enters the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the strength and resilience of their relationship comes to the fore, laying bare the emotional and physical impact of her condition on them and their adult children. Director Jeremiah Hayes constructs a delicate balance between the day-to-day challenges of the present and the archival images that revive the past in this deeply personal and profoundly impactful meditation on the power of love.
-Alex Rogalski
Tue. February 8th 2022
Odeon
