The Demented Poets

The Demented Poets is about a filmmaker who embarks on a personal journey after discovering that his father has dementia. He meets Ron Coleman, who proudly calls himself “The Demented Poet,” and uses creativity to express and challenge how he lives with his condition. Ron introduces us to other dementia activists/artists  in Scotland as they put on Scotland’s first Dementia Arts Festival.  We see how people living with dementia can produce meaningful art and how this helps with the illness. The film is a moving personal story about family, creativity, connection, love and humanity.

After the film there will be a Q&A with director, Ian Bustard and Willy Gilder, a dementia activist who features prominently in the film.