A moving short by writer-director Maureen Towey. Adapted from Elinor Fuchs’ memoir Making an Exit (2005), “The 8th Year of the Emergency” offers a portrait of Alzheimer’s that is at once poignant and ecstatic. Watch above and see full credits below!
Starring
Mary Beth Peil
Linda Emond
Phillipa Soo
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Jeffrey DeMunn
Written & Directed by Maureen Towey
Producer: Valerie Steinberg
Cinematographer: Charlotte Hornsby
Production Designer: Charlotte Royer
Editor: Sarah Broshar
Original Score: Caroline Shaw
Costume Designer: Sarah Maiorino
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