Mimi and Dona (2014)

What happens when love runs out of time For a 92yearold mother Mimi who has cared 64 years for her daughter Dona who has an intellectual disability it means facing the inevitable she will not outlive her daughter and finding her daughter a home This poignant heartbreaking and at times humorous documentary traces this process through the story of a wonderfully quirky and deeply connected motherdaughter duo The film spotlights the challenges of aging caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities some 46 million Americans 75 percent of whom live at home with family and details the ripple effects of Donas disability on three generations of a Texas family