The short film Alzheimer's, a work by Iván Fuentes and Blai Peris, from Alicante, arrives at the Alicante International Film Festival with the firm goal of raising awareness about the neurodegenerative disease that affects millions of people worldwide. The piece will compete in the Alicante Cinema section, dedicated to productions shot in the province, with the award decided by public vote.
The screening will take place next Wednesday, May 21, at 16:30 p.m. at the Kinépolis theaters, as part of the festival's week dedicated to the seventh art, which runs from May 17 to 24.
Filmed in different locations in the Marina Alta region, the short film offers an intimate and sensitive look at the relationship between a woman with advanced Alzheimer's and her son, who takes on the role of caregiver. Through this relationship, the film vindicates the role of the caregiver and highlights the emotional bonds that survive memory loss.
"We wanted to show that even when memory fades, love and connection remain," explained Blai Peris, the scriptwriter and producer of the piece. Peris, a native of Dénia, was inspired by a personal childhood experience involving his grandmother, who also suffered from the disease. The project was directed and edited by Iván Fuentes, a young filmmaker from San Fernando de Henares, just 25 years old, who adds Alzheimer's to an expanding filmography, which already includes titles such as Strips (2021) Broken Houses (2022) and #BrokenLives (2022)
The lead actress is Dorotea Vives, also from Dénia, accompanied by a cast consisting of Miquel Revert, Nerea Peris, Carlos Peretó, and David Colomer.
The short film is part of Origami Poesía, a project promoted by Peris himself, which combines poetry and audiovisual narrative with the aim of fostering reflection and cultural dissemination through social media. This initiative was born in 2020 after co-directing the show and podcast. All the Lies in the World, and currently has an active presence on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, where the short Alzheimer's can be viewed in full and free of charge.
