A grieving son desperately attempts to reverse his mothers rapidly progressing Alzheimer’s.

Director’s Vision for ‘Je me souviens’

She would gaze upon me with her pure black eyes, and suddenly they would fill with light. Watching them shine let me know that I was home. Je Me Souviens is the story of watching that light slowly fade away.

In February 2019, I faced death for the first time when my grandfather suddenly died of pneumonia. It was then that we learned that my grandfather, expecting that she would die first, had hidden the extent of my grandmother’s Alzheimer’s in an attempt to save us from the pain.

With my grandfather, death was final. With my grandmother, death was a promise, to come only after years of suffering. I wanted to fight the inevitable. I was obsessed with finding what my grandmother needed from me, what I could do to resurrect her mind. I wanted to come home to her again, like I had so many times during my childhood.

There comes a time when you must step forward and take care of the people who took care of you. Despite the violent torrent of emotions raging through me, I decided to forget about what I wanted. I committed myself to what she needed.

When my grandmother smiled at me and asked for my name, I smiled back, and introduced myself. I had come home for the last time, and for her sake, I accepted that fact.