Demented Cinema

Demented Cinema will feature two new films and an after-show discussion. The films have been made over the last two years and both feature Ron Coleman, a creative artist living with dementia who calls himself The Demented Poet. Both films are directed by BAFTA-winning director Ian Bustard. The films are being toured throughout Scotland throughout November - January.

The Demented Poets is a documentary about a filmmaker who embarks on a personal journey after discovering that his father has dementia. He meets Ron Coleman, who proudly calls himself "The Demented Poet," and uses creativity to express and challenge how he lives with his condition. Ron introduces us to other dementia activists/artists in Scotland as they put on Scotland's first Dementia Arts Festival. We see how people living with dementia can produce meaningful art and how this helps with the illness. The film is a moving personal story about family, creativity, connection, love and humanity.

Caught in this moment in time (Short film) - A writer with dementia has writer's block. His only companion is the AI system Alexa, who looks after him. Ron Colman plays himself in this powerful film exploring creativity, self care and mortality, shot on the Isle of Lewis.

After the show, there will be a discussion followed by a launch of a new project titled The F Ward, which is a collaboration between Ron Coleman, Ian Bustard and writer Simon Macallum.