
*Slamdance 2025* ‘Banr’ Review: Mortality and Memory Intertwined
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are often referenced as some of the most challenging conditions on both the person with the condition themselves and their family. Trying to navigate through the often rapid declines, as both the person with dementia and as the caretaker/family, is difficult. Banr, the directorial debut from Erica Xia-Hou, follows a family trying to function through the phases of dementia. As Liu Ximei (Sui Le) struggles with the disorientation and loss of self characterized by dementia,...