Daily News | Blackstar Festival films shine light on health equity
From dementia to maternal mortality, filmmakers debuting their work at the acclaimed annual festival shine a light on health challenges that disproportionately impact people of color.
This weekend, ”Wisdom Gone Wild”, a film Tajiri directed documenting that journey, will be playing at the annual» READ MORE:“I really wanted to work against this familiar narrative that would just end in a tragic story around dementia,” Tajiri said. “I wanted to instead look at the possibilities of other ways of knowing and connecting with someone who is elderly — connecting to their life experiences. This was very profound in the caregiving I did with my mother.
Factual details about her life came out as well, including ones that were previously locked away due to traumatic memories. A Japanese American, Tajiri’s mother grew up in the farming community of Salinas, California. Tajiri learned details of her life growing up on the farm, such as what her family would eat on their low income, or that they were a part of the abundant Japanese strawberry farming community in Northern California.
While Tajiri was able to find adequate care for her mother in California, which has many health care options for its aging population, Pennsylvania is seen asto meet care demands for its residents with dementia. There are 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, and 100,000 more with related disorders.
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