Don't quote me on this, but Ben and Josh Shelton's "My Name is Lisa" (winner of the Best Short Film of the Year on Youtube) is so realistic that it seems to have come from a place of real knowledge on the topic of Alzheimer's Disease. Again, I don't know if the man has had confrontations with the vicious disease that takes the memories and then the lives of our family and friends, but it's just that "My Name is Lisa" is such a heartbreaking coming of age piece of filmmaking that it almost seems to be inspired by true events.

The film begins on a light note with our young character Lisa video blogging about her favorite books and how much she dislikes people who confuse JRR Tolkien for JK Rowling, and what begins as a slight motherly mix up with a sandwich landslides in to a progressive pit of forgotten keys, clothes strewn about on the lawn and Lisa having to guide her mom back home. Actress Carlie Nettles is very good as the young self centered girl forced to deal with a life that goes beyond blogging about books given a massive responsibility while watching her mother waste away, and there is of course Sally Smythe who, were it not for her accurate portrayal of a woman conflicted with Alzheimers, would have sunk the film. Thankfully each performance is brilliant with Josh Shelton’s writing strictly adhering to realism. For a movie with a slight comedic tone, it has a distinct air of sadness underneath the brief chuckles here and there, and it’s one of the better short films I’ve seen in a while.

Ben and Josh Shelton take an issue that's almost impossible to deal with for many families and make it in to a touching and heartbreaking little dramedy about a young mind given a big responsibility when their loved one begins to fade away. It's great.

• For more information on "My Name is Lisa" and to view the movie, visit the official website.