My Name Is Lisa (2007)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Ben Shelton

Writers:

Ben Shelton (writer)
Josh Shelton (writer)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

13 year old Lisa deals with her mother's Alzheimer's disease. |

Plot Keywords:

Alzheimer's Disease | Dementia | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jeff Grimm	...	Pizza Delivery Guy
Carlie Nettles	...	Lisa
Sally Smythe	...	Mom

Runtime:

7 min | USA:6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

A simple little snippet of a film

This is an interesting short film. Unlike many stories, there is no back story or context. The film simply begins with a child (who looks about 11) talking into the camera as if she's making a video diary. Mom wanders into the scene and begins making comments that seem odd. As the scenes change, it becomes more and more apparent that the mother is losing her memory. With each cut, the change is more drastic. At first it looks like simple forgetfulness but by the end of the film, it's obvious that the lady has Alzheimer's and she's moving into the more dangerous stage as she no longer even recognizes her daughter.

The film is very moving exceptionally well made. Good acting, script and direction make this a sad yet informative film about a fictitious family in crisis. I'll look into showing this to my psychology classes next school year.