''Late Afternoon'' is an Irish animated short film directed by
Louise Bagnall
Louise Bagnall is an Irish filmmaker and animator who works as a creative director with Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny.
Career
Bagnall wrote and directed the 2019 Oscar-nominated '' Late Afternoon''.
Bagnall from Dublin, studied at the National Film ...
and produced by
Cartoon Saloon.
Summary
The film is about an elderly woman (voiced by
Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan (born 10 December 1941) is an Irish stage, television, and film actress. For her contributions to the entertainment industry, she was given the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Flanagan is known fo ...
) coping with
dementia
Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affe ...
as she relives her memories of the past.
Accolades
*Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
*
IFTA Award for Best Animated Short Film
*Best Animated Short Film, Baku International Animation Festival
Animafilm Baku International Animation Festival, 18-21/10/2019
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See also
*Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...
*2018 in film
2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
Evaluation of the year
Richard Brody of ''The New ...
* Cinema of Ireland
References
External links
Official trailer
*{{IMDb title, 7077824
Trailer on Vimeo
2017 animated films
2017 films
Irish animated short films
Films about memory
2010s animated short films
Cartoon Saloon films
English-language Irish films
2010s English-language films