As part of Detroit PBS’ yearlong caregiving initiative, the station, in partnership with the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, the Asian American Journalists Association – Michigan Chapter, and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation invites you to an evening of film, conversation and community.
This event is a co-presentation with.
Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Location: Screening Room in the Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
Our ability to create memories and hold on to them not only shapes our identity but informs the relationships between us and the people we hold dear. For elders in our communities who are living with dementia, the loss of those memories and the personal histories they share with families and loved ones can present many challenges in their lives as well as for those who care for them.
We invite you to join us for a screening of filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s documentary “Wisdom Gone Wild.”
“Wisdom Gone Wild” is a vibrant tender cine-poem, in which filmmaker Tajiri collaborates with her second-generation Japanese American (Nisei) mother as they confront the painful curious reality of living in the shadows of dementia. Made over the course of 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an encounter between mother and daughter, which blooms into an affectionate portrait of love, care and a relationship transformed. A post-screening panel discussion will follow including the filmmaker and additional panelists in the fields of caregiving and dementia health.
Admission is free. Everybody is welcome.