Brewster Ladies' Library Screening of "The House We Lived In" with Talkback Session

A decade in the making, a young filmmaker confronts addiction, family, and memory as he chronicles his father‘s journey to recover lost memories following a traumatic brain injury. Using  experimental approaches with projected installations he attempts to find those missing memories in hopes of finding the dad he used to know. As memories return in the form of dreams the family struggles with acceptance of this new version of their father. Screening to be followed by a talkback session with the father, Tod O'Donnell, and the filmmaker, Tim O'Donnell, via Zoom. 

Event provided through partnership with the Brewster Council on Aging, with support from the Harwich Cultural Council.

Tim O’Donnell is an Emmy-nominated and award winning documentary filmmaker. His work has appeared on ESPN, NBC, PBS, OutsideTV, the Sundance Film Festival and events around the world. His films have garnered the Audience Award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, Jury Prizes at the Phoenix Film Festival and Woods Hole Film festival, and IndieWire’s Project of the Month. His most recent film Not a War Story opened at #1 for all iTunes Documentaries and premiered at the Academy of Motion Pictures. HBO’s Mary Carillo said of Tim’s work, “The story is so beautiful, so lovingly told and so incredibly moving.”

Tod O’Donnell is a brain injury survivor and advocate. He is the subject of the award winning documentary film The House We Lived In as well as the inspiring short ESPN film No Quit. Tod has spoken at Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehab, Supportive Living Inc, Krempels Center, ESPN and many more creating positive conversation surrounding brain injuries.