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Time Passages

(NR) New Day Films + AOK Productions - 86 min
  • DIRECTOR: Kyle Henry

Synopsis:

Filmmaker Q&A after Fri 1/31 @ 7pm and Sat 2/1 @ 2pm screenings.

 

In the final months of his mother Elaine’s late-stage dementia, as a pandemic rages across the globe, filmmaker Kyle Henry time travels via his family archive and his own memories to heal past wounds. Theirs is a large Texan family, but as one of Elaine's primary caregivers, the gay son shares a unique and complicated bond with his mother. Charting his mother’s early life and dashed desires through to years of motherhood and self-sacrifice, and tracing their relationship to its inevitable end, Time Passages playfully reckons with feelings of grief, conflict and loss of control. 

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Overall Rating Based on 5 Reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
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Current Reviews
JOHN FRANCIS FOX
4 out of 5 stars

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON "TIME PASSAGES"

February 5, 2025
THERE IS JUST ONE THING THAT KEPT ME FROM GIVING "TIME PASSAGES" FIVE STARS. ALTHOUGH MR. HENRY IS VERY GOOD AT THANKING THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO ENDANGERED THEIR LIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC, HE NEGLECTED TO MENTION THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ALSO ENDANGERED THEIR LIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND, IN THEIR CASE, THEY WEREN'T JUST ENDANGERED BY COVID- THEY WERE ALSO ENDANGERED BY CRIMINALS & VIOLENT MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE. IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT NOW BECAUSE AMERICAN VOTERS HAVE JUST REELECTED A FELONIOUS ORANGEMAN WHO CAUSED AN INSURRECTION THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF FIVE INNOCENT & BRAVE POLICE OFFICERS.

JOHN FRANCIS FOX
4 out of 5 stars

EXTRAORDINARILY SENSITIVE LOOK AT HOW TO DEAL W THE LOSS OF PARENTS

February 5, 2025
DIRECTOR KYLE HENRY HAS CERTAINLY PROVIDED US WITH A UNIQUE LOOK AT HOW PEOPLE DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF PARENTS- IN HIS CASE, IT IS THE LOSS OF HIS FATHER TO ALCOHOLISM & OF HIS MOTHER TO DEMENTIA. HE ALSO ILLUSTRATES HOW ECONOMIC PROBLEMS- IN HIS CASE, HIS FATHER'S INABILITY TO HOLD ONTO A JOB- CAN LEAD TO THE DESTRUCTION OF A MARRIAGE & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS- & THE USE OF CLAYMATION FIGURES TO GIVE VOICE TO HIS PARENTS' CONFLICTS MADE THEIR SITUATION EVEN MORE POIGNANT. WE ALSO GET A SENSE OF HIS MOTHER'S TOUGHNESS WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW SHE HAD TO DEAL WITH BEING SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT. I ALSO LOVED THE WAY THAT HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS MOTHER- & SO MANY OTHER NURSING HOME & HOSPITAL PATIENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. IRONICALLY, I HAD SKIPPED MR. HENRY'S Q & A LAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN ORDER TO ATTEND A Q & A THAT WAS GOING TO BE GIVEN WITH JERRY SCHATZBERG AFTER A SCREENING OF "PUZZLE OF A DOWNFALL CHILD" AT MOMA, BUT IT WAS CANCELLED AFTER HE HAD A SUDDEN TERRIBLE FALL WHILE GOING UP THE STAIRS TO THE STAGE. THAT INCIDENT- & MR. HENRY'S FILM- CERTAINLY MAKE US AWARE OF HOW WE MUST APPRECIATE OUR PARENTS WHILE THEY ARE STILL ALIVE.

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Hyper-Real Film Club
5 out of 5 stars

“… puts a spotlight on how families grapple with dementia and care … opens the door for connections with other families.”

December 20, 2024
“… puts a spotlight on how families grapple with dementia and care … opens the door for connections with other families.”

RogerEbert.com
5 out of 5 stars

"... a film that celebrates life in its multifaceted complexity.”

December 20, 2024
"... a film that celebrates life in its multifaceted complexity.”

Austin Film Society
5 out of 5 stars

“… a sincere and often funny and playful journey about making meaning from our family stories.”

December 20, 2024
“… a sincere and often funny and playful journey about making meaning from our family stories.”