B
I’m generally not a fan of shorts, but this offering from director Dani Feixas Roka is excellent on all fronts. The film tells the touching, fact-inspired story of a middle-aged musician (Alain Hernández) caring for his widowed mother (Luisa Gavasa), who is suffering the progressive effects of Alzheimer’s Disease. The filmmaker’s handling of this subject is deftly managed and heartwarming, despite the challenging circumstances involved. Superb performances, a taut script and an emotive background score combine to make for one of the better releases that I’ve seen in the dramatic short genre in…
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