Join us on TUESDAY November 8th at 1PM at the Cameron Sr Center for a special intergenerational screening of “Cycle of Memory,” the new award-winning documentary about two siblings’ bicycle adventure to find the memories their grandfather lost to Alzheimer’s. The film is 72 minutes long and will be followed by a Q+A with the filmmaker.
About the film:
- Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a bicycle adventure he’d remember for the rest of his life. But when Alzheimer’s takes Mel’s memories away, it’s left to his grandkids to recreate the life-changing bike trip and find those memories again.
- Cycle of Memory follows filmmaker Alex Leff and his younger sibling Koby as they try to uncover the past and capture the present, in order to be remembered in the future. Guided by old photographs of the 1945 trip, they search for places aged by time. But while searching for Grandpa Mel’s past, the two are confronted with their own fraught history. If they’re going to complete the turbulent journey, they’ll have to face their own emotional potholes and tumultuous relationship. With the help of a grandmother learning to live alone for the first time, Mel’s lifelong friend and co-adventurer on the bike trip, and a family collection spanning 1950s film reels to 1990s video tapes, Cycle of Memory explores the importance of intergenerational connection, healing painful pasts, and leaving a meaningful time capsule for the future.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Westford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. massculturalcouncil.org.
Please sign up for this free movie at 978-692-5523.
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