After the screening, there will be a talk with the filmmaker Tim O’Donnell and his father and the film’s subject Tod O’Donnell.
A decade in the making, a young filmmaker confronts addiction, family, and memory as he chronicles his father‘s journey to recover lost memories following a traumatic brain injury. Using experimental approaches with projected installations he attempts to find those missing memories in hopes of finding the dad he used to know. As memories return in the form of dreams the family struggles with acceptance of this new version of their father.
Tim O’Donnell is an Emmy-nominated and award winning documentary filmmaker. His work has appeared on ESPN, NBC, PBS, OutsideTV, the Sundance Film Festival and events around the world. His films have garnered the Audience Award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, Jury Prizes at the Phoenix Film Festival and Woods Hole Film festival, and IndieWire’s Project of the Month.
Tod O’Donnell is a brain injury survivor and advocate. He has spoken at Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehab, Supportive Living Inc, Krempels Center, ESPN and many more creating positive conversation surrounding brain injuries
Film run time 82 minutes.