Tucked away on the edges of a Danish forest, Dagmarsminde is a small nursing home for patients with severe dementia. The founding nurse May Bjerre Eiby has no interest in specific dementia diagnoses or medicine, since neither is improving the quality of life for the 11 residents. Instead, May and her staff have developed a new kind of treatment inspired by the methods that Florence Nightingale introduced 150 years ago. As an alternative to the sterility and indifference that often comes with long-term eldercare, their method is based on hugs, conversation, laughter, and community.
Presentation with the director and editor + Q&A
Louise Detlefsen – (Denmark, 1971) graduated from the Danish school of journalism in 1996 and has since 2000 been working as a documentary filmmaker. She has directed numerous documentaries that have been shown on both television and at festivals all over Europe. Her works show a strong solidarity with the characters while achieving a strong artistic expression.
It Is Not Over Yet (doc, 2021)
Fat Front (doc, 2019)
Hjerter Dame (Queen of Hearts, doc, 2018)
Forsøget (The Experiment, 2014)
Lovebirds (doc, 2014)
Et forbandet år (A Damn Year, doc, 2012)
Christa’s Nightmare (doc, 2010)
Helt ærlig, mor og far! Jakob – Revisorens søn (Come on, mom and dad! Jakob – The accountant’s son, short doc, 2008)
Helt ærlig, mor og far! Klara – livvagtens datter (Come on, mom and dad! Klara – The lifeguard’s daugther, short doc, 2008)
Min bedste lærer (My Best Teacher, doc, 2006)
Fra Barbie til Babe (From Barbie to Babe, doc, 2003)
