About the film
A key symptom of dementia is memory loss. As this disease worsens, all the bits and pieces of information that form our memories become, in one way or another, lost.
But what if memory data could be recorded externally? And used to re-create memories within a virtual world?
So that in future years, those with the disease could re-live and experience their now long-lost and forgotten memories. This is the premise of Dr Spencer and her research.
Ellie follows the memory breadcrumbs trail back to Tokyo, as she fights with her desperate daughter, finally leading her to the truth and self-realisation.
How do our film's characters deal with dementia?
Ellie
Jane Goddard
"How do I deal with dementia? Don't know, I don't have dementia. But if I did, I'd say put it to the back of your head and deny all knowledge. You've gotta have a positive attitude, it's all in the mind. Don't let anyone point in your face, saying you've got this or that just because you're getting old. She's already started, took away my car, talks down to me, and a bunch of other stuff that I can't remember right now."
Abigail
Aoife Honohan
"How do I deal with dementia? Alcohol. Serious. I even drink at work now. It just gets a bit too much at times. I'm talking about the whole package: Mum, Dementia, the way she's getting worse, the way there's no real hope of getting better and the way she keeps denying it. I don't want to put her in a home. I cherish the times when she's lucid and living in the moment, but those moments are too far in between."
Dr Spencer
Vanessa White-Smith
"How do I deal with dementia? I don't know anymore, sounds a bit dramatic but ... brains are far more messy and complicated than you could ever imagine. Add glitchy software, take away my research team, my budget and the unfortunate cruel reality that some minds are just too far gone to be helped. But sometimes it works. Mind and machine line up, everything clicks ... that's when it's worth it."
Cast & Crew
Breadcrumbs to Tokyo
Written & Directed by Fred Leão Prado.
(Director of "Lost in Spring")
Starring Jane Goddard, Aoife Honohan and Vanessa White-Smith.
Produced by Tommy Rowson, Marie Arthaud-Lingois and Aybuke Kavas.
Executive Producer: Anna MacDonald.
Music: 'Invisible Bruise' composed by Myles Sketcher Mercer and ''First Time in Shinbashi' & 'Tsukiji Fish Market' composed by Dominic Spivey.
Cinematography by James Oldham.
Film Editing by Andy Farrell.
Costume Design by Ffion Boyesen.
First Assistant Director: Ari Rissotti.
Storyboard Artist: Ihsan Alnasrawi.
Casting: Annabella Forbes.
Audio Post Production Studio: 344 Audio.
In Association with London Film Academy.
Production Company: Gin Riot Productions.
Film details
Release date
2021
Country & language
United Kingdom, English
Runtime & aspect
17 minutes, 16:9
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