This Room Is Yours

Synopsis

His mother's memory is failing. On an impulse he does not entirely understand, the narrator of This Room Is Yours moves her to Cherry Orchard, an assisted living facility near his home. He soon finds himself deeply and despairingly involved in her day-to-day life. Mother and son are resistant, both fighting against a kind of shared captivity while trying to save their own independence. Thorugh a series of startling revelations and an exploration of family history, the struggles of mother and son intersect. This Room Is Yours is a personal journey, an inquiry into how family stories are told.