Canada·Documentary

Dementia, Dad and Me: Filmmaker captures changing relationship with her father

You can stream the film on CBC Gem.

Dementia, Dad and Me now streaming on CBC Gem

An early photo of Hannah and Rainer Minzloff. (Truefaux Films)

Rainer Minzloff held onto things — photos, objects, stories.

They reveal a story of immigration, family, work, challenge, celebration. 

His daughter, filmmaker Hannah Minzloff, captured his final chapter as he lived with Lewy body dementia.

Rainer Minzloff died in April 2021. He was 85. (Truefaux Films)

Memories and mementos, old and new, are woven into the documentary Dementia, Dad and Me.

You can stream the film on CBC Gem. 

The onset of his dementia brought a dramatic change to the relationship Hannah has with her father.  Dementia, Dad and Me follows the two of them as they find new ways to connect, and to navigate the delicate transition of their roles from father and daughter to caregiver and cared for. Director: Hannah Minzloff

Dartmouth filmmaker Hannah Minzloff with her dad, Rainer. (Truefaux Films)