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Summary

Situated in a hospital ward, we see an elderly man sitting next to his deceased wife. Suffering from dementia, she was his only carer. The man wanders off outside the hospital, gets in his car and runs over a hospital visitor. The intent of the narrative is a little ambiguous.

Special Notes/Achievements

  • Official selection – NSW Nurses and Midwives Association‘s Nurses & Midwives Short Film Festival (Aust), 2013
  • First prize, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association‘s Nurses & Midwives Short Film Festival (Aust), 2013

Author: J Bird, 2023

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Nursing

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AustraliaCarersDementiaElderly careHealth & safetyNew South WalesNSW Nurses & Midwives AssociationNursingPublic HealthUnionsWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditions

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Film - Short

Duration: 4 mins 56 secs

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Film Key Cast: Glyn Breeze – Arthur, Kishor Raj Aryal – Max, Upama Adhikari – Max’s Wife, Marilyn Dale – Betty, Sweta Sharma – Main Nurse,

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Film Sound Recordist: Ciara Rafferty, Annika Drew,

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