

Remedy for an Ordinary Life
2026-10-17 · 14 min · Not rated
Memory exists beyond time. It fragments, overlaps, and makes us who we are. And in life, change is the only constant. Remedy for an Ordinary Life is a mirror of what it's like to try and comprehend change. It goes back and forth in time, between old childhood tapes recorded by Filmmaker Nancy Nanda’s parents, and her turning the lens back onto them, decades later.
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