One Day Less

Running time: 76 mins

Affection and humor fill the life of an elderly couple in Mexico as they count down the days until their family is once again reunited for the holidays.

Director Dariela Deloya?s grandparents, Don Eme (age 97) and Doña Carmen (age 84), are well aware of the passing of time. Yet, neither is slowed by the inevitable process we all must face ? instead embrace the joy and pain they have endured together for many years. One Day Less follows their daily routines, their light-hearted reflections on their lives and their constant poking fun at one another that keeps each moment alive for them.

Bookended by consecutive New Year?s celebrations, Deloya?s comically reflective film compels viewers to contemplate the realities of aging through a humorous lens rather than hiding it behind the doors of a senior citizens home. And those realities are far more poignant than you might expect in this perfectly balanced story of life and love.

- Katherine Geiger

Preceded by the short film: The Cassava Metaphor; Director: Lionel Meta; 15 min.; Cameroon, France; A young Cameroonian drives a pretty, young woman to the airport in his taxi, but while he tries to chat her up, her mind is elsewhere.

Film sponsored by the Castellano Family Foundation and the Applied Materials Foundation.