2021 | United Kingdom | Animation,Documentary,Experimental,Short

Only Knowing

  • English 6 mins
  • Director | Emily Fisher
  • Writer | Emily Fisher
  • Producer | Emily Fisher

STATUS: Completed

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Only Knowing (2021) is an animated short film which explores the relationship between types of memory through an interpretation of ‘In the Moment: Music and Amnesia’ by Oliver Sacks. A story centered upon the most severe amnesia ever recorded. Despite Clive’s amnesia, some things remained unaffected: some of his knowledge about the world, his love for his wife and his musical abilities. Made by Emily Fisher in collaboration with the Renoult Research Group at the University of East Anglia, Clive’s story reveals how our own memories may not be so easily separated into different categories but appear to lie along a continuum, from memories of unique events to general world knowledge; with countless personal semantic memories which lie in between.

memory music amnesia