Getting Older Film Club, Naomi Kawase, The Mourning Forest (Japan, 2007)

A nurse befriends a dementia patient in her care and ends up organising a camping trip for him to a nearby forest that he associates with his late wife. Kawase focuses on the natural world and our connection to it in order to explore how both characters’ are affected by grief and to consider the affective relationships available to people living with memory problems.

Part of the Getting Older Film Club, for more information go to the website.

This screening is open to all and free to attend. No booking required - but if you are from outside King’s, please email Joe on joe.a.wood@kcl.ac.uk to be added to the security list at the Strand Building reception.

These screenings are supported by the Centre for Health Humanities (CHH) at King’s. Join the CHH mailing list for updates on news and events.