Take Me Where There Is Life: A Letter to My Father

Llévame donde haya vida

24th TDF: International Premiere

Α short documentary in the form of a poetic letter to the filmmaker’s father who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer. Filmed at home, it documents her father’s illness over the last three years, allowing us to observe how Alzheimer brings father and daughter together, in a creative process where painting, drawing, and dance become the best tonic for these enlightened artists.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Carmen la Griega
Editing: Raúl Bartolomé
Sound: Juan Reyes Castaño
Music: Choren
Producers: Carmen la Griega
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Spain
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 10΄
Contact: Carmen la Griega
Awards/Distinctions: Best Short Film, Best Editing – Memorables FF 2021

Carmen la Griega

Filmography

2005 Looking for Taras (short)
2006 I Am a Wounded Centaur Looking for Light (short, fiction)
2008 The Great Black Mother
2009 Medeas Against Reptiles
2011 Aracne
2021 Take Me Where There Is Life: A Letter to My Father (short)