This poignant block of films explores what it means to care for others, for ourselves, and for those we’re afraid to lose. From the intimate realities of supporting a loved one with dementia, to the quiet resilience of living with chronic conditions, to a striking, forth-wall-breaking exploration of assisted suicide, these stories navigate the deeply emotional terrain of caregiving.

Pura has made an important choice and invites her daughter home to tell her while having breakfast. Overwhelmed by the situation, not because of the choice she is facing, but the conflict of carrying out what her mother is asking her to do, everything ends up falling apart. In the cinema nothing is what it seems.

Pure Reality

Pura has made an important choice and invites her daughter home to tell her while having breakfast.

A retired 70-year-old, affectionately known as Buzz finds ways to distract himself from the persistent noise in his ears.

Buzz

A retired 70-year-old, affectionately known as Buzz finds ways to distract himself from the persistent noise in his ears.

Between four walls, two women are waiting. One let death come and get her. The other that his life finally begins. Based on a recorded conversation, the film simulates their attempt to escape what they can't help but live, as they realise that 'nothing' can sometimes be special.

Nothing Special

Two women are trying to escape the limbo of waiting. Walls are cracked, domestic objects come to life, as they discover that magic can be found even in the tiniest grains from which nothing is made of.

Raquel, attracted by an artwork for sale ad in Madrid, arrives at Manu's house. What began as an innocent art transaction becomes dark and personal. In their negotiation, Raquel and Manu explore the shadows of their lives, while the paintings cease to be mere works of art to become key pieces in a puzzle of deception. A game of appearances, where every detail will be essential to unravel the truth that remains hidden in every corner. Paintings, memories and secret intentions come together in this thriller where the real work of art is deception.

Tenetis

What begins as an innocent art transaction becomes dark and personal. In their negotiations over paintings, the works of art become key pieces in a puzzle of deception between Raquel and Manu.

Jan's life suddenly changed after his mother Angela started to succumb to Alzheimer's. He's in charge of taking care of her, which tests his commitment and resistance. Is there a way for Jan to ensure that his mother does not suffer?

Paris 70

Paris 70 is a positive and optimistic story of family love between a son and a mother with dementia. The plot centers on Jan, an inexperienced caregiver, who, to alleviate his mother's suffering, resorts to white lies and embarks on an emotional journey through family memories to Paris.

By Their Side: Caring & Caregiving (virtual)

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