remember project

People with frontotemporal dementia gradually lose their empathy, their personality, their reasoning, and their language. They disappear – before their loved ones' very eyes.

My name is Lukas Olszewski, and as an FTD-family member, doctor, and filmmaker I am touring worldwide with the remember project.

I will be showing the film remember me at your institution: You will experience up close, through the authentic perspective of a family affected by FTD, how this dementia subtly begins to infiltrate the lives and daily routines of those affected, gradually becoming more destructive over time.

After the film screening, I will share in detail my personal experiences and challenges as a FTD family member and, in a moderated audience discussion, offer participants a safe space for questions and conversation, opportunities to build a lasting support network and hopefully an unburdening exchange of experiences.

My goals are to create awareness, community and support for those affected, social and political change in the way we deal with FTD, earlier diagnosis and more funding for care and research.

The remember project is suitable for a wide range of public events as well as in-house training and seminars, and aims to foster interdisciplinary networking and collaboration.

The offer is aimed at therapists and institutions that are confronted with FTD or other neurodegenerative and mental illnesses in a professional context, such as self-help groups, non-profit associations, research centers, clinics, residential groups, health insurance companies, healthcare companies and political institutions – as well as those affected, their relatives and caregivers.

Upon request, I can offer training sessions, lectures, and interactive workshops tailored to the prior knowledge, interests, and composition of the participants, as well as the goals of your institution.

News

17.09.2025

Cinema Lichtspielhaus Fürstenfeldbruck

Film screening and audience discussion at Lichtspielhaus Fürstenfeldbruck, the oldest movie theatre in the state of Bavaria. More information will follow...
18.09.2025

Demenz Meet St. Gallen – Switzerland

Film screening at Kino Scala as part of a Demenz Meet. The film will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with the director, specialists and caregivers as well as information on support services in the St. Gallen area.
25.09.2025

Winnenden – Baden-Württemberg

more information about the event will follow...
15.11.2025

DGFTD - München

Conference of the German Society for Frontotemporal Degeneration.
As part of the 1st DGFTD conference in Munich, experts and interested parties from all over Germany will come together. There will be a screening of remember me with Q&A. Further information: DGFTD
01.03.2026

Awareness-Tour

Funding applications are currently being submitted for a nationwide awareness tour, more information will follow...

References

12.06.2025

AWO care home – Calau, Brandenburg

Awareness, training and exchange for professionals and caregivers
We experienced a very inspiring afternoon with caregivers and family members at the care home »Am Kleinen Wald« in Calau, located in the Spreewald region. After the screening, we had an in-depth discussion about frontotemporal dementia, its early symptoms, diagnosis, and how to cope with this challenging situation. We discussed what gives hope and what needs improvement. Many thanks to the wonderful AWO team and the dedicated audience!
02.04.2025

News Article: Tagesspiegel Berlin

Read about my personal story in this both very informative and personal article (German).
Tagesspiegel
23.03.2025

Maryland International Filmfestival

More than 100 films are being shown during the four day event, at five venues in Downtown Hagerstown. This festival has been praised as being a Movie Magazine's "Top 50 film festivals worth the entry fee."
Check it out !
10.11.2024

Filmfestival – Los Angeles

Film screening as part of the official selection at the film festival in West Hollywood. The Lee Strasberg FIlm Festival is a three-day celebration of independent cinema and exceptional acting, set in the vibrant hubs of Los Angeles and New York.
10.10.2024

Annual Congress – German Alzheimer’s Society

Workshop and screening alongside the 12. Congress of the German Alzheimer Society. The Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft is committed to improving life with dementia, supports and advises people with dementia and their families.
04.10.2024

Film Festival – Fort Wayne

The Hobnobben Film Festival, organized by the Fort Wayne Cinema Center, brings together filmmakers and audiences by highlighting diverse, underrepresented voices. By offering a platform for stories and voices that might not get the same level of attention in mainstream spaces, the festival helps to create more of an open dialogue between filmmakers and audiences.
24.09.2024

Awareness Day – University Hospital Leipzig

Film screening with Q&A and lectures by dementia experts
»When manners and language are lost« – In cooperation with Uniklinik Leipzig
22.09.2024

Dementia-Awareness-Week – Passage Kinos Leipzig

Closing event at the Dementia Awareness Week. Film Screening at the Passage Cinema with Q&A and audience discussion – in cooperation with local and regional help associations Selbstbestimmt Leben and Landesinitiative Demenz Sachsen
20.09.2024

International FTD-Congress – Amsterdam

Film screening with audience discussion as part of the awareness film festival alongside the FTD-conference – in cooperation with ISFTD and Alzheimer Center Amsterdam
22.08.2024

Award for Best Director – Birmingham

remember me has won the award for Best Director at the the Realtime International Film Festival in Birmingham, UK! We are honored and look forward to all the screenings coming up in the future. Check out the Festival!
21.04.2024

Award for Best Original Score – New Bedford

Great Film Festival in Massachusetts.
We won Best Original Score and had a blast at this young, filmmaker friendly festival! Huge congratulations to the composer, Jens Heuler!