Grey Matter now available to stream

ByJDCteam

Following the premiere and cinema release of Grey Matter in 2024 https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/greymatter it is now available to stream from Sky Store, Rakuten TV, iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. 

Grey Matter stars Stephanie Beacham as Peg, a lady living with Alzheimer’s disease. The film shows the challenges and triumphs of living with the disease and a changing relationship between a grandmother and her teenage granddaughter.  

You can find out more from the filmmakers W4Films here: https://www.w4films.co.uk 

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