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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Falling Apart]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Falling Apart is a short documentary film about a woman battling dementia. Joyce Hunt, a 91-year-old resident of Wichita, Kansas, reflects on the traumatic loss of her first child, Stevie, who passed away at 10 months old. The film explores how dementia and Alzheimer&#039;s Disease complicate the process of storytelling. Its approach centers on Hunt&#039;s present reality—the memories fade, but the grief from her child&#039;s loss lingers, even 70 years later. Flashback scenes of fragmented and abstract memories illustrate the disjointed nature of Hunt&#039;s storytelling. Some tasks are repeated slowly, mimicking how Hunt navigates her grief. Falling Apart also delves into the question of identity beyond memory, emphasizing that one&#039;s sense of self persists despite the erosion of recollection. The film raises awareness about a growing, yet often overlooked, community, where history quietly slips away with no cure in sight.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Rindt, Tara]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2025]]></dcterms:date>
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