Scott Lyus, director of Echoes of the Passed, which won the Best Short Award at the STARBURST MediaCity Festival in March has revealed his latest endeavour – a sci-fi short entitled Our Song that will tackle the emotional subject of dementia. We have long supported Scott’s work – featuring him in the Independents Day column (STARBURST #442) as well as screening both Echoes of the Passed and Silently Within Your Shadow at our festivals, so it’s our pleasure to announce his latest work.

Our Song is a short sci-fi drama that follows Emily, a dementia patient, and her husband Jack as they look back at their favourite memories from days gone by.

The indie sci-fi short is a film close to British writer/director Scott Lyus’ heart, and maybe his most personal to date as he explains: “Our Song is inspired by my Nan’s battle over the last 4 years with dementia and how during that time music has helped her reconnect with some of her hard to remember memories. And with recent advancements made in the technical field to help people suffering from dementia, I wanted to create a film that not only gives a voice to those living with this horrible disease but also take a hopeful look at how technology could help reconnect patients with their fading memories in the near future.”

Our Song will launch its Indiegogo Campaign on June 1st and sees the tried and tested team that created Silently Within Your Shadow and Echoes of the Passed return, including DOP Sharad Patel and Co-Producer Chris Nials. Lyus also promises an amazing cast announcement for the two lead roles of Emily and Jack, which will be revealed at the launch of the campaign.

Any help is always appreciated when it comes to projects like this, even if it’s simply sharing on social networks to get the word out there. There are, of course, the usual plethora of cool perks up for grabs for all Indiegogo contributors, including Associate and Executive Producer credits. Lyus assures “Our Song will be a film that will make you laugh, make you cry and one you’ll be proud to be a part of. The aim is to shine a spotlight on dementia and those suffering with it, giving them a much-needed voice.”

Our Song promises to be a sci-fi drama with a lot of heart and an extremely important message behind it. If you want to join the team and help bring this film to life, please head on over to Indiegogo on June 1st and help us spread the word. We will share the link once it’s live.

To follow all updates on the campaign and the film please follow Scott Lyus on Twitter @scottlyus and Instagram @crossroadpictures.