Drako Zarharzar remembers working with Salvador Dali, but he doesn't remember yesterday.
ABOUT
Synposis
Drako Zarharzar remembers working with Salvador Dali, but he doesn't remember yesterday. Funny, charming, exotic, and oblivious to others, at 76 he lives “completely in the now” following brain damage that robbed him of his ability to create memories. To compensate he has created a beautiful, shocking 3D autobiographical collage that fills every space in his tiny flat - so if you enter his home you enter his mind. I wanted to understand him, I end up caring for him as his unique philosophy TRUST ABSOLUTE CONDITIONAL conflicts with reality. The film is a collaboration between us, a record of a relationship that brought me great joy and wonder but also real pain. It left me wondering if you can only ever truly love someone if you can see the world from their point of view. If they have severe mental impairment that is quite a challenge. - Toby Amies
FILMMAKER
Toby Amies
Toby Amies is a filmmaker, photographer and broadcaster who has made documentaries and programmes of varying length and quality for BBC2, Channel 4, Film Four, Sky Arts, Radio 4, MTV and HBO. His award-winning photography has appeared in The Guardian, The Telegraph, ID and The Miami Herald. He was the winner of the Dali Award at the 1999 International Surrealist Film Festival. He is half-Tasmanian and half-English, and is proud to come from the Vale of Evesham.
REVIEWS
“An unexpectedly affecting film” ★★★★
The Times
“A complex, oddly moving portrait” ★★★★
The Guardian
“fascinating, very touching documentary” ★★★★
The Independent
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