First Cousin Once Removed
Director Alan Berliner
Countries
Duration 79 min
Synopsis
Berliner's personal portrait of Edwin Honig (who translated Pessoa and Cervantes), his "good friend, cousin and mentor," is a look at the journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. Shot over the course of five years, it is an essay on the fragility of being human and a stark reminder of the profound role that memory plays in all of our lives.
Berliner's personal portrait of Edwin Honig (who translated Pessoa and Cervantes), his "good friend, cousin and mentor," is a look at the journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. Shot over the course of five years, it is an essay on the fragility of being human and a stark reminder of the profound role that memory plays in all of our lives.