In a country where ageing has become a business, this funny, moving documentary follows older people’s fight to grow old their way.
When Sue Thomson’s 89-year-old mum, Margaret, begins to need additional help, they face a decision that most families will encounter: whether to consider a residential aged-care facility; and, if so, how to find a suitable one amid a sector with a reputation for neglect and mistreatment.
Margaret’s story becomes a springboard for an investigation of the political history of aged care in Australia, marred by a 40-year bipartisan privatisation agenda.
As we hear from advocates, journalists and senior citizens who have experienced the system, a group of schoolkids discuss the situation we’ve reached with aged care and where we need to go from here – and of what we can expect in the future.
Careless will have 3 screenings at MIFF commencing with the world premiere on August 16th at ACMI at 4pm.
See the link below for tickets and more screening times as they’re announced!