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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Jim Kellar

Everybody's Oma: Emotional lockdown dementia journey captured on film

Capturing a journey: Jason van Genderen and his mum, Hendrika, featuring in Everybody's Oma, screening Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at Event Cinemas, Kotara.

Jason van Genderen's career as a media maker born to maximise the digital tools of the 21st century has taken another giant step, with the cinematic release of his movie, Everybody's Oma.

The full-length documentary shot entirely on iPhones by the Central Coast filmmaker and his family tells the emotional story of the family becoming full-time carers for his mother ("Oma", as grandmothers are called in the Netherlands), Hendrika, who had vascular dementia.

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