Documentary Film Screening - “Cycle of Memory" Plus Q&A with Filmmaker Alex Leff

On Saturday, January 10th at 2:00 p.m., the Seaside Public Library will present a special screening of “Cycle of Memory” an award-winning documentary about two siblings' bicycle adventure to find the memories their grandfather lost to Alzheimer's. The film is 72 minutes long and will be followed by a Q+A with the filmmaker, Alex Leff (via Zoom).


About the film:


Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a bicycle adventure he’d remember for the rest of his life. But when Alzheimer’s takes Mel’s memories away, it’s left to his grand kids to recreate the life-changing bike trip and find those memories again.


Guided by old photographs of the 1945 trip, they search for places aged by time. But while searching for Grandpa Mel’s past, the two are confronted with their own fraught history. If they’re going to complete the turbulent journey, they’ll have to face their own emotional potholes and tumultuous relationship.


With the help of a grandmother learning to live alone for the first time, Mel’s lifelong friend and co-adventurer on the bike trip, and a family collection spanning 1950s film reels to 1990s video tapes, “Cycle of Memory” explores the importance of inter-generational connection, healing painful pasts, and leaving a meaningful time capsule for the future.

You may also like the following events from Seaside Public Library:

• Happening on, 6th January, 05:30 pm, Crafty Reader Book Club in Seaside
• Happening on, 7th January, 05:30 pm, Board Game Night For Grown-ups!! in Seaside

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