Am I Home? – Life In a Dementia Village

Olivia Humphreys, Lara Bullens

In the heart of Warwick, England, lies an extraordinary experiment in dementia care – a care home transformed to look like a village. In Am I Home? Life In A Dementia Village, journalist Lara Bullens takes listeners on a profound journey into a community designed to redefine the boundaries of familiarity for those navigating the fog of dementia. Weaving a narrative that is as personal as it is universal, Lara draws from the haunting memory of her mother's struggle with dementia. Her own struggles with lying to her mother bring to light the ethical labyrinth of dementia care, where therapeutic fibs become a poignant tool in bridging the chasm between the world as we know it and the world as it is perceived by someone with dementia.

UK 2024, '28

DIRECTOR: Olivia Humphreys, Lara Bullens

SCENARIO: Lara Bullens

PRODUCERS: Lara Bullens, Olivia Humphreys

PRODUCTION: Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 4

Olivia Humphreys

I am a London-based freelance audio producer who has made work for BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, the CBC, ABC Radio National and Audible, as well as institutions such as the Serpentine Gallery, the Migration Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
I am a recipient of the Third Coast Audio Festival’s Studs Terkel Award, and of the Whickers Radio and Audio Fund Award. My documentary films have screened in over 50 festivals worldwide and have won several prizes, including a Royal Television Society award.

Based in South Wales, Overcoat Media are one of the UK’s leading independent audio production companies, and recipients of the 2023 British Podcast of the Year Award and AudioUK Production Company of the Year award. They produce factual and music content across a wide array of genres, from arts and cultural features to true crime, classical music content to narrative documentaries.

-Olivia Humphreys