Dementia is a 2014 Filipino horror film directed by Perci Intalan, in his directorial debut. The film stars Nora Aunor as Mara, a woman faced with dementia encountering strange occurrences in her ancestral home. The film premiered on September 24, 2014, under Regal Films.
The film won Best Foreign Language Film and Aunor the Best Actress in a foreign language film at the 2015 St. Tropez International Film Festival.
Synopsis In the hopes of helping her aunt Mara (Nora Aunor) better deal with her dementia, Rachel (Jasmine Curtis) moves her out to their family's remote ancestral home. There Rachel records Mara's daily activities and helps engage the older woman in exercises that would help her cognitive thinking, such as putting together jigsaw puzzles. What Rachel did not plan on is that Mara's presence in the house will stir up memories and presences that are better left undisturbed. Mara and Rachel begin to see a ghost of Mara's past memories come alive.
Cast Nora Aunor as Mara Fabre, a woman facing dementia Bing Loyzaga as Elaine, Mara's younger cousin Yul Servo as Rommel, as Elaine's husband. Jasmine Curtis as Rachel, Mara's first cousin once removed, and Elaine's and Rommel's daughter Jeric Gonzales as Vincent, a young neighbor Chynna Ortaleza as Olivia Althea Vega as a local healer and shaman Lui Manansala as a faithful family retainer
Production The principal photography for the film started on March 19, 2014, in Batanes. Scenes were primarily shot in Sabtang and some were shot in Basco. Most of the shooting the film were done in the day and seldom goes beyond sunset.
Awards and recognition International
Year Group Category Nominee Result 2015 St. Tropez International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film Nora Aunor Best Film Best Director Perci Intalan Best Original Screenplay Renei Dimla Soho International Film Festival NYC Best Performance Nora Aunor
Local Year Group Category Nominee Result 2015 13th Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress Nora Aunor 17th Gawad Pasado Best Picture Best Actress Nora Aunor Best Cinematography Mackie Galvez Best Sound Von de Guzman Special Award for Best Language Usage Best Director Perci Intalan Best Supporting Actress Bing Loyzaga Chynna Ortaleza Jasmine Curtis Best Supporting Actor Yul Servo 31st Star Awards for MoviesBest Actress Nora Aunor Indie Movie Musical Scorer of the year Von De Guzman Indie Movie of the Year Indie Movie Director of the Year Perci Intalan-Lana Best Supporting Actress Jasmine Curtis Best New Movie Actor Jeric Gonzales Indie Movie Screenwriter of the year Renier Dimla Indie Movie Cinematographer of the year Mackie Galvez Indie Movie Editor of the year Lawrence Ang Indie Movie Production Designer of the year Popo Diaz 38th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Production Design Popo Diaz Best Actress Nora Aunor Best Cinematography Mackie Galvez
See also List of ghost films
References
External links Test footage for Dementia