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Mother's Alzheimer's: Family's Harrowing Journey to Mexico
13 May
Summary
- Sarah leaves activism for her hometown as her mother declines.
- She juggles a new relationship and career ambitions.
- The family's quest to confront the diagnosis leads them to Mexico.
Sarah, an activist and artist who left her small, conservative hometown, returns when her mother's Alzheimer's disease begins to significantly impact her vibrant personality. Sarah must confront a disorienting reality she cannot control.
She is forced to grow up quickly, balancing a new relationship and her career ambitions. In a last-ditch effort to make her family take the situation seriously, Sarah follows them to Mexico and back.
The film, written by Nelson, Sarah Leavitt, and Trev Renney, is produced by Monarch Media and others. It is set to receive a special screening in Cannes on Thursday, with some of its A-list cast members expected to attend.
Separately, on the same Thursday, Julia Louis-Dreyfus will record a live episode of THR's Awards Chatter podcast in Cannes.
