I watched this last night, in honour of the late great Glenda Jackson. (It's a short film about a woman with Alzheimers who thinks her friend has gone missing, with a sub story about the disappearance of her teenage sister years before, but above all it's just a portrait of someone with dementia.) I found it really moving, and just wondered if anyone else has seen it and found the same? It so cleverly showed you how it might feel to be the person with dementia, unable to get a handle on reality, but at the same time showing you the situation from others' point pf view. Glenda Jackson's performance was amazing.
At the same time, it made me feel so desperately sad. My DM is (perhaps) now entering the early stages of dementia, and i already recognised little flashes of mum in a couple of the scenes. The insight into her possible future and feelings, and also into the experience of her daughter and granddaughter, was really devastating.
It was a very hard watch, but in the end I'm glad I saw it - it was upsetting, but also made me feel more empathy, i think. It's on iplayer if anyone hasn't seen it and wants to.