(light bright music) (light uplifting music) - Welcome to "TVfilm", I'm Jermaine Wells.

"TVfilm" showcases the talents of upstate New York media makers across all genres.

In this episode, we begin with a film by Cara Yeates, "Gone Before Your Eyes".

- My mother was the inspiration for this film.

She was an artist and she also has Alzheimer's disease.

At a certain point in the disease, she continued going to her art studio, but she could no longer paint.

And that was the inspiration for this film.

I really wanted to try to understand what might be the obstacles in her way and why couldn't she do something that defined her for so long?

My mom's still with us, she is in a memory care unit.

She's very well taken care of and I'm more optimistic now than I was when I made the film.

And I think she's having her own human experience, you know.

She sometimes interacts once in a while.

She says, "I love you," which is really wonderful.

But most of the time she's kind of in her own world and experiencing her own things and, you know, she's not able to tell us what she's experiencing, but it doesn't mean that it's not an important experience.

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- I moved to the states when I was eight years old and I, my parents got these menial jobs and they needed cheap daycare.

And so we, my cousin and my brother and I, were dropped off at this Bible camp and most of what you see is what happened.

A lot of it is unfortunately true, or maybe fortunately because it makes a great story.

Philip and I have known each other for probably 30 years.

I don't know if we've ever done a real count, but we both grew up in Poughkeepsie and he's always been a reader of my work.

So we'll pass projects back and forth.

If I need a second pair of eyes, I'll often send something to Philip.

- And (chuckling) we were both laid off on the same day.

And that was sort of the, that was the spark that set us on the road to putting a production together.

- This is one chapter of a larger story.

I imagine that this could be a very interesting series.

At the core, it's very much about repressed memories and the things that we choose to forget because they're so painful.

- We hope we found that balance between rather quirky comic moments couched in a story that is tragic in nature, I think really.

(haunting acoustic guitar) (cicadas buzzing) (fire crackling) (haunting music continues) (fire crackling continues) - I just remember the first time I heard this song.

(grunge rock ballad music) (car whooshes) (bass music muffles) (car honks) - What up, cousin?

- Casey!

- Hi!

(person speaks foreign language) (child speaks foreign language) - You guys don't have to battle American adults.

(bell chimes) (person speaking foreign language) - Shira, that stuff stinks when you open the box.

(person speaking foreign language) - Shira, I only eat American food.

- Put your seat belts on.

- Do I have to?

You said this place is like five minutes away.

(seatbelt clicks) (car door beeping) (car door clatters) Daddy?

- Whatty?

- Can we just stay home and watch TV?

- No.

- Can we go to the afterschool program at the Y?

- Not this week.

- What's the Y?

(car starting) - You know, YMCA.

(light rock music) (uplifting rock music) Do we have to read the Bible at Bible camp?

We're not even religious.

(uplifting rock music continues) I thought you said we were going to a real camp place.

(distant birds chirping) (car door clatters) (distant dog barking) - Have fun.

(low-decibel tone rising) (gentle bass guitar) (frogs croaking) (object clicks) (distant dog barking) (birds cawing) (gentle bass guitar music) (muffled people shouting) - What, I can't talk to people?

- I am out of here!

(gentle bass guitar continues) (distant dog barking) (birds cawing) (gentle bass guitar continues) - Hey, Eric, heads up!

(ball thuds) Oh, uh... Hi, uh, I'm Dave, and that's my brother, Ward.

Gimme a high five?

- I'm Casey, that's my cousin, Yoo-suk.

- What suck?

- His name is "You Suck".

(chuckles) - Say it one more time for me.

- Let's just call him Eugene.

- Okay, what's your name?

- Um, can I get you use the bathroom please?

- Wow, your English is so good.

You don't even have an accent.

Can you just say your name for me?

- Hyon, Hyon-Ju.

- "Hon-ju".

- Hyon.

- Hyon, okay, uh, "Hon-ju", the bathroom's in the garage.

Just careful in there, there's a lot of like sharp stuff, tools and everything, you know?

(light grunge guitar) We're gonna grab a seat, so everybody just grab one of the cushions.

Yeah, get yourself comfy.

- Ching chong.

We have no more sushi for you.

- Okay, it's time for an icebreaker.

Uh, Eugene, what's your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Okay, we will come back to you.

Uh, Casey, what about you?

- Mint chocolate chip, no rainbow sherbert.

- Okay, Hon?

- It's Hyon.

And I don't know, vanilla?

- So Hon, maybe we can come up with like a cool American name for you?

Like, like Heather, or, or Heidi, or- - Why would you give her new name?

- Or Heaven, uh- - This game is stupid.

- Rebecca, what about you?

- Strawberry.

- And, uh, Eugene, did you decide yet?

(soft chord chimes) Our father... - Who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us.

♪ To God be the glory ♪ ♪ Great things he has done ♪ ♪ So loved he the world that he ♪ ♪ Gave us his son ♪ ♪ Who yielded his life for atonement, for sin ♪ ♪ And open the life gate and all may go in ♪ - Yes!

- Boo.

- Oh, come on, give it up for Rebecca.

(campers cheering) (hands clapping) That was beautiful.

- That's how that's good.

- All right, Hon, hands together.

There we go, we're gonna turn this, oop, oh, other way, other way.

Ooh, slide your hands to the bottom.

Both hands, yeah, there you go, good, ready?

(gentle rock music) Oh, that's okay, that's okay, wait for the ball, ready?

Oh, almost, that was great, keep your eye on it.

Oh, wait for it, keep your eye on it.

- These FOBs don't even know how to play baseball.

- This is the one.

(gentle rock music) Whoa, there we go, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run.

Keep going, keep going, keep going!

Run, run, run, run- - Yeah!

- Run, run, run, run!

- Run!

- Go, go, run, run!

(kids cheering) - Come on, let's go!

(gentle rock music) (dog barking) (birds chirping) - What time is my dad picking us up?

- At six.

- What time is it now?

- Not six.

- Can we go inside?

I'm cold!

- Bible camp is outdoors.

(frogs croaking) (birds chirping and cawing) What a spread.

First, let us pray.

Dear heavenly father, we thank you for this wonderful food we are about to receive.

We thank you for the friendship and the fellowship that we have had this week.

- Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees.

- In the Lord's name, we pray.

(camper whispers indistinctly) - Amen.

- Amen.

- Amen.

- Amen.

- Amen.

- Amen.

- I want a hotdog!

- Okay, there you go.

- He needs a hotdog.

- You want a hotdog?

Grab a hot dog, little buddy.

- I think you Eugene needs water.

I want mustard.

(gentle music) Counselor Dave, what's a FOB?

(gentle music continues) (soft acoustic guitar ballad) (soft acoustic guitar ballad continues) - Do you know this song?

Let me show you guys something.

(water running) Ah.

- Oh, I know that band.

- Oh yeah?

(gentle bass guitar) (grunge rock music) (grunge rock music continues) ♪ I'm looking in ♪ ♪ As guilty as sin ♪ - Our father- - Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

- Right.

- Give this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses.

(birds chirping) - Today, we will be...

Destroying the devil's music.

(birds chirping continues) (gentle ominous tone) (object smashing) (gentle ominous tone rising) (soft ominous grunge guitar) (ominous music rising) (person grunts) (object smashes) (bright rock music) (person grunting) (object whipping and smashing) (person grunting) (object whipping and smashing) (rock music rising) (fire crackling) (soft electric guitar riffing) - There you go, buddy, yeah.

(shoes clattering) (car door clattering) - Rebecca's coming with us.

- Okie dokie.

(car door clatters) (seatbelts clicking) (car door beeping) (kids chattering indistinctly) How was bible camp?

- Fine.

- Fine.

(car engine starting) (grunge rock muffling) - (gasps) That's the devil's music.

(car wheels rustling) (grunge rock muffling continues) (object smashes) (soft grunge rock) ♪ I'm crucified ♪ ♪ On the inside ♪ ♪ Can't change my mind ♪ ♪ From the outside ♪ ♪ I'm looking in ♪ ♪ As guilty as sin ♪ ♪ I don't care 'cause I'd do it all again ♪ ♪ I would do it all again ♪ ♪ I would do it all again ♪ ♪ I would do it all ♪ ♪ Do it all, do it all again ♪ (no audio) - "Tvfilm" is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor, and the New York State Legislature.