BAMPA

   BAMPA is an animated documentary by Daniel Evans from the United Kingdom. Through this short animation, a grandson reflects back on the deterioration of his beloved grandfather's mental health due to Alzheimer's disease, with all visuals presented through abstract motion graphics in showing the worsening condition of his grandfather. 

   The conceptual and/or abstract approach to things is something that can really strengthen the presentation of the chosen topic, or fall completely short. I believe however, that in this case, this was a really well-done piece of animation that managed to touch the majority of the audience that viewed it with me. This is definitely a much more clever way in showing his grandfather's deteriorating state of mind, especially to those are are less than familiar with Alzheimer's disease AS WELL as how much it affects the rest of his family whilst the helplessly watch on (Which makes me think, would a more literal if not traditional presentation create an impact just as strong? It certainly will depend on the chosen media, however). 

   As a documentary, it is meant to make others learn and become more aware about these sort of things, and Daniel Evans was certainly able to achieve that (And it's pretty obvious that the narration itself was read right from the heart...).