Ticketyboo - The Story
After losing her artist-father to Alzheimer’s, journalist and writer Renée Brack confronts how their relationship changed because of the disease. Just like he hid symptoms for as long as he could, she hid her own dark, angry feelings, becoming the poster child for doing dementia badly. Then a gifted counselor set her on a quest to end her guilt and find forgiveness by hosting the only exhibition of her late father’s art and creating a living memorial in place of the grave she cannot visit. On this odyssey, a shocking truth changes everything. It wasn’t dementia that destroyed her relationship with her dad. Her fear and ignorance of Alzheimer’s did it. This realization plunges her into a gruelling barrage of tests and in the light of a politically-charged Royal Commission, risks her career & dignity to find out if she too has early signs of the disease. What will it mean for her future? Will learning how to do dementia better give her the salvation her soul craves and live a better life?
Ticketyboo is a powerful, personal story of regret and redemption from writer/director Renée Brack, produced by Kristina Foster and Kristen Hodges.
WINNER Best Documentary - City Film Fest Stockholm
WINNER Best Australian Documentary - Amsterdam International Film Festival
WINNER Outstanding Achievement Award - Druk International Film Festival
FINALIST - Topaz Film Festival US
SEMI-FINALIST - Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
Special Mention - Open Window International Film Challenge
Official Selections -
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Ukrainian Dream Film Festival
LaneDoc US Film Festival
Cilento US Film Festival
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival
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Can you Help Ticketyboo Reach This Goal?
Jane Seaholme’s mum, Phyllis had dementia and died too fast while in care so she started a petition to get more staff and better conditions in aged care homes. The petition has the sad status of being the longest running on the Australian change.org site. Your signature will help reach the goal of 500,000 and Ticketyboo wants to celebrate this as part of our impact campaign. Please click here to sign and show your support for better care of our elderly loved ones living with dementia. They deserve it and we’re the ones who can improve their quality of life.