"Our Father" is a beautifully drawn short film by director, Linda Palmer-Cardone, depicting a story of abuse, conflict and the progressive disease, Alzheimers. The characters of John and Jared, father and son, are strongly played by Michael Gross and Michael Worth. Their encounters together are tense, emotional and traumatic. You feel Jared's anguish and frustration in trying to understand his father and why he verbally and physically abused the family, especially him. The supportive acting of Eileen Grubba(Kate) and David Topp(Danny), was superb, depicting the wife and son who are trying to keep the family together under such circumstances. A cameo by Julia Silverman as John's ex-wife, cannot be ignored. She has lived many years with the abuse and hate and reminds her son that caring for John will be difficult; the answers you seek are not easily found. Ms. Palmer-Cardone directed with clever insight, giving us spurts into John's past that may help to explain his abusive treatment of the family. She has caught the face of Alzheimers and of those that are locked in its world.
Review of Our Father
