The Father + Q&A with Willy Gilder, Dawn-Claire Irvine and Dr Catherine Pennington
Sat 18 May★★★★★
“Anthony Hopkins superb in unbearably heartbreaking film” The Guardian
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Screening as part of the Dementia Action Week 2024.
For each film: Full Price £10｜Concession £7
Book your Pass for the 3 films : Full Price £24｜Concession £17
Concession available for French Institute members, under 18, students, registered unemployed people, disabled people (free for carers).
Along with The Father, we will show Isabella (2015, dir. Ross Hogg and Duncan Cowles). The film will be introduced by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj (University of Edinburgh).
After the screening, we will host a Q&A with Willy Gilder, retired journalist and practising artist involved in a dementia research group in Scotland, Dawn-Claire Irvine, Project Manager for bold - Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia at the University of Edinburgh and Dr Catherine Pennington, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Consultant Neurologist at NHS Forth Valley and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at NHS Lothian.
Willy Gilder was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's in 2021. He is determined to use his skills from his career as a BBC radio journalist and practising artist to inspire the world to #RethinkDementia. Willy is also involved in a dementia research group in Scotland, known as the Ecredibles. Unheard Voices is Willy's bold mini commission interviewing his peers living with dementia describing in their own words what living with a dementia diagnosis is actually like.
Dawn-Claire Irvine is Project Manager for "bold - Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia" at the University of Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED). Dawn is an experienced Arts and Dementia Friendly Communities manager with a commitment to person centred and co produced approaches. To hear stories from those living with dementia themselves please access our bold films and podcasts here
Dr Catherine Pennington is Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Consultant Neurologist at NHS Forth Valley and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at NHS Lothian. Dr Pennington is also clinical advisor for Brain Health Scotland; you can read more about the project at Your Brain is Amazing. Let's Keep it That Way.