Nansie

Windsor Cinema

Wednesday September 17 at 11:00am
Saturday September 20 at 1:00pm

Two sisters are teaching their 87 year old Nana living with dementia how to swim, to show life doesn’t have to stop because of this disease.

Sisters Adelaide and Lucinda grew up spending a lot of time with their Nana Ann, also known as “Nansie”, who would help look after them as children. However, roles were reversed when Nansie was diagnosed with dementia in 2018. For the last few years, Nansie has been saying to her granddaughters that she goes swimming in the ocean every morning. The girls know this isn’t true as Nansie never learnt to swim, but instead of correcting her, they go along with the stories her dementia has created. Eventually, they decide to see if this story in Nansie’s mind could come true. Adelaide and Lucinda embark on a four year journey of discovery, one that tests the limits of what is possible within the confines of the disease as well as themselves as carers.

Directors Statement
"I'm dedicating this film to my grandma Rosette, who passed away from dementia before I knew anything about it" Anna Trichet-Laurier