At one point in “Little Empty Boxes,” Kathy Lugavere looks into the camera and struggles to find the words to describe her feelings about dementia. Her case is severe enough to rob her of independence, but new enough that she could still remember what life was like before it hit. After fruitlessly searching for a metaphor, she ends up saying that all of her boxes used to be full, but now they’re empty. When asked what she meant by that, she declines to elaborate.
The vague yet haunting imagery creates a fitting title for Max Lugavere’s new documentary, which follows the nutrition influencer as he struggles to manage his mother’s simultaneous battles with dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. Despite building a thriving career as an anti-carb crusader in Los Angeles, America’s most fitness-obsessed city by a considerable margin, Max began to recognize signs of his mother...
The vague yet haunting imagery creates a fitting title for Max Lugavere’s new documentary, which follows the nutrition influencer as he struggles to manage his mother’s simultaneous battles with dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. Despite building a thriving career as an anti-carb crusader in Los Angeles, America’s most fitness-obsessed city by a considerable margin, Max began to recognize signs of his mother...
- 4/19/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
"Diseases like Alzheimer's start long before the symptoms are seen. The question is, what are you going to do about it?" Abramorama is soon releasing this powerful documentary film called Little Empty Boxes, a very personal film about dementia made by author Max Lugavere. It's now set for release in limited theaters starting in April - in NYC on 4/19 and LA on 4/26. Best-selling author Max Lugavere makes his directorial debut with Little Empty Boxes - he is the author of Genius Foods and Genius Kitchen, a health journalist, and a diet expert who also hosts The Genius Life podcast. The deeply personal film focuses on Max's mother Kathy as she begins to struggle with her memory. In a quest to find his mother the best care possible, Max moves back to New York and begins to consult with health experts to investigate the origins of Dementia, an awful disease that...
- 3/25/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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