Vortex + Q&A with Sam Scott, Dr Thomas Bak and Dr Catherine Pennington
Mon 13 May★★★★★
“Gaspar Noé’s latest goes gentle, for once, into the night. The provocateur has shocked Cannes with a change of pace: an extraordinary midnight movie that follows an elderly couple’s pained last steps in their Paris apartment.” The Guardian
The last days of an elderly couple stricken by dementia.
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).
The film will be introduced by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj (University of Edinburgh).
After the screening, we will host a Q&A with Sam Scott, Health Development Officer (Mental Health and Wellbeing) at Edinburgh Leisure, Dr Thomas Bak, Reader in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and Bilingualism Matters Programme Director with particular focus on bilingualism in later life, ageing & dementia, 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.
Sam Scott is Health Development Officer (Mental Health and Wellbeing) at Edinburgh Leisure. Sam is running Movement for Memories project
Dr Thomas Bak is Reader in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and Bilingualism Matters Programme Director with particular focus on bilingualism in later life, ageing & dementia. You can read more about Dr Bak project Healthy Linguistic Diet 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.