Se estrena “Arroz imperial” a sala llena en Miami
Este 31 de mayo, en el Museo Americano de la Diáspora Cubana en Miami, se estrenó el cortometraje “Arroz imperial” que aborda el tema del Alzheimer, la soledad y el olvido en los adultos mayores, una historia que conmovió al público presente.
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00:00 Time goes by and then we regret not having been aware of it.
00:05 This is awareness and this is thinking a little about that love for us.
00:10 We have to take care of our elders and we have to fight because you never know when it's your turn.
00:16 I think it's a necessary, forceful issue. I think this is the third age.
00:21 I think at some point, well, it's going to touch us as a person, but also through our parents, our grandparents.
00:28 And I think it's a necessary issue.
00:30 This May 31, at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami,
00:34 the short film "Imperial Rice" was presented, which addresses the issue of Alzheimer's, loneliness and forgetting in older adults.
00:42 A story that moved the audience present.
00:45 The importance of this short film is that the family recognizes the disease and takes care of the elderly.
00:58 The elderly taught the grandchildren the letters, to walk, to play. Now it's up to you, grandchildren, to take care of them.
01:11 I think you have to see it because it is an important life experience.
01:15 We all reach the third age and we have given, or most people give their lives to others, to their families.
01:25 And I think it's fair that there is a return, at least in affection, and that they do not allow their relatives to end their days alone.
01:34 A beautiful, unique work, the recognition of the grandparents, the family, the elderly,
01:41 that many times we forget and I congratulate the work team for this work that everyone should see and support.
01:49 You can be at that point and you need the care, the help and the awareness of the people who care for a person with Alzheimer's.
02:00 Because it is tremendously sad when you see that people are leaving you.
02:05 I suffered it in my own flesh and it was something that has no end. It is the greatest pain of my life.
02:14 Thank you for your words.
02:18 It has been an incredible, wonderful event with a lot of audience, many people.
02:28 I think this issue of Alzheimer's is a sensitive issue that affects our community, the Hispanic community,
02:34 and especially the Hispanic people over 65 and their families.
02:38 Almost 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's at the moment.
02:42 So it is something that we have to focus on and all our artistic sensitivity.
02:47 The reception we have had was filled. The theater here in the museum.
02:55 Everyone has told me, even with tears in their eyes, what they had felt about my work.
03:05 It is done in a way that has a fixation. We remember.
03:09 When you finish watching a movie and you take it to your heart and you remember it and you say,
03:15 "I have a relative like that," or you still speculate, "What if I face a similar situation tomorrow?"
03:23 I think that is the cinema that will remain.
03:25 So I think it is admirable. In addition, the audience has responded in a charming way.
03:31 There was a lot of professionalism in the movie and the message was very beautiful.
03:37 They were the ones who raised us. They were the ones who taught us to walk.
03:40 They were the ones who taught us to speak. They were the ones who taught us to live.
03:43 I think we also have to teach them to live at that third age.
03:47 Because even if they leave, it is the only way they stay with us.
03:52 So I think that is the discourse of this short.
03:56 It is a short film with absolute dignity.
04:05 It is a very minimalist production, very reduced, but with a charm.
04:10 I recommend it to everyone who is interested in cinema or any artistic expression.
04:18 The truth is that it is a very, very emotional story. A story that touches us all in the heart.
04:24 A story that will teach children, adults, everyone.
04:30 I think it is really a masterpiece. Many congratulations.
04:34 That is why no one can be lost to Imperial Red.
04:38 My name is Marcos Martínez. I am 80 years old.
04:44 IMPERIAL RED
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