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a tattered memories productions short documentary
before i lay me down to sleep
a daughter's vigil between love and loss
directed by malinda baum
about the film
an intimate portrait of a father, a daughter, and the time they have left.
An intimate short documentary about a father and a daughter trying to learn how to be in a relationship with each other in the fragile twilight of his life.
before i lay me down to sleep turns that same unflinching lens toward her own family, following her father Bob Johnson's final chapter.
Bob Johnson
87 · Air Force veteran
Passed July 12, 2026
the director
Malinda Baum
Malinda Baum is a documentary filmmaker, former firefighter, and breast cancer survivor. She is currently an MFA candidate at Maharishi International University.
before i lay me down to sleep is her most personal film — made in the rooms where her father lived his final days.
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