Please join us for an afternoon featuring a screening of the 2021 film He’s My Brother (Skyggebarn) and a panel discussion on the social, legal, and cultural challenges facing families and informal caregivers in families with disabilities.

The event is hosted by AHH – The Research Cluster for Arts, Health and Humanities at Department of Communication and Psychology.

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Program: 

15.30-15.40 Welcome & introduction to the AHH Cluster 

15.45-16.30 Film Screening 

16.30-17.00 Reception with Coffee & Cake 

17.00-18.00 Presentation of the Panel & Panel Discussion 

Panel Discussion featuring: 

• Lotte N.S. Andreasen Struijk Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health and Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Robotics (REROB) at AAU
• Henriette Hermann Olesen Head of Special Education at CDH in Denmark and Vice President of Deafblind International
• Vibeke Faurholt President of the Danish Association of the Deafblind
• Janne Weidinger Founding Director of the FIMD (The association for Integrated Modern Dance in Denmark) 

Om filmen (dansk) 

Hvad vil det sige at give sit liv til en anden? Peter er Christines bror - han er født døv og blind, og familien har derfor måtte se og høre verden for ham, siden han kom til. Peter er i dag 30 år og bor stadig hjemme. Hans behov for hjælp er så specifikke, at det er svært for familien at finde et bosted til ham. Så hvad vil der ske med ham, når forældrene ikke længere selv kan passe på ham - hvem skal så sikre ham et værdigt liv? “Skyggebarn” er en poetisk film om blodets bånd og et utroligt familieforhold. Filmen er fortalt gennem lillesøsteren Christine, som undersøger rollen som søster og værge, og hvad det egentlig vil sige at have ansvaret for et andet menneskes liv hvilende på sine skuldre. Hun tager på en følelsesmæssig rejse, hvor hun skal acceptere sin skæbne - at hun skal tage sig af sin bror, når forældrene ikke længere kan. 

Instruktører: Cille Hannibal & Christine Hanberg Producer: Monica Hellström, Final Cut For Real 

About the film (English) 

What does it mean to give up one’s life to another? Peter is the brother of Christine - he is born deaf and blind, and the family has therefore always had to see and hear the world for him. Today Peter is 30 years old, still living at home. His need for help and assistance is so specific that the family is having trouble finding a residence for him. So what will happen to him, once the parents are no longer here to take care of him - who shall assure him a dignified life? “He’s My Brother” is a poetic film about the ties of blood and an incredible family dynamic. The film is told through the younger sister, Christine, who explores the role as sister and guardian, and what it actually means to have the responsibility of another life on her shoulders. She travels through a myriad of emotions, where she has to accepts her destiny - that she will be taking care of her brother when her parents no longer can. 

Directors: Cille Hannibal & Christine Hanberg Producer: Monica Hellström, Final Cut For Real