My heart ached as I learnt first-hand about the stark differences in the trajectories of two friends Christa and Charlotte’s lives. Within the tragedy of dementia and its impact upon Christa and her family was the redemptive beauty in the bond between caring friends and the grace Christa faced her diagnosis with.
In thinking about how to approach the telling of their story, it was clear to me that it needed to start with an unscripted conversation between lifelong friends over the dining table. What happened next was a privilege to be witness to.
credits
Co-directed with Jeff Taylor
Shot by: Jeff Taylor and myself
Edited by: Jeff Taylor
Score by: Thomas William Hill
Executive Producer: Pam Mangat
BBC Storyworks Series Producer: Isabel Colbourn
Commissioned by: BBC Storyworks