There is more than one ending...
As a son, grandson, brother and father, I’ve naturally been aware of the wheel of life turning through a family. Endings grew out of my experience during the last years of my Mother’s life, when she was suffering from serious dementia. In order to make Endings, however, I had to find a way to show that and to transcend it, if only a little bit further on the turning of that wheel of life.
In this oddly somber non-linear film, I look at the dilemma of death. One's end might be accidental, "before your time" as they say. Or you might enjoy a long life, but suffer from any of a number of debilitating conditions, like dementia.
Both roads are difficult journeys, especially for the family members who must become caregivers. Endings portrays how this might start and the emotional repercussions of guilt and care.
And perhaps this film helps us treasure those simple moments in life where paying a little bit of attention is a rich memory while looking at your phone is just another hectic day.
