Documentary, by Cristiana Donghi, Italy, 2022.
Ancilla is 86 years old. Two years ago, she moved in with her daughter Emanuela at the pandemic's beginning. Ancilla is slowly losing her memory. He does not remember what she had for lunch, she only remembers events from the past, perhaps only because she has been repeating them for years. Emanuela takes care of her, day after day she wakes her up, prepares her food, washes her, dresses her, and accompanies her a couple of days a week to the hospice and does physiotherapy. This is one of the few contacts with the rest of the world she has left. Ancilla has another child, Mauro, who has been living in London since he left looking for a job. She hasn’t seen him for two years. Daily routines always repeat themselves and change only with the changing seasons. The mother's memories slowly introduce us to Ancilla, her past, the life she lived and that transported her here. Melancholy moments alternate with funny ones and those where patience reaches its limits. Ancilla's sympathy brings a light, fresh breeze into the lives of those around her and allows them to see everything in a way where even the most ominous clouds are blown away momentarily by a breath of wind.

LANGUAGE: Italian
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese