Marking the Distance, An Animated True Story About Living With Short-Term Memory Loss

Gweneviere Mann, who lost her short-term memory while undergoing brain surgery in 2008, talks about living with her unusual condition in “Marking the Distance,” an animated short from the StoryCorps oral history project. The animation was created by Rauch Bros. Animation.

When Gweneviere Mann lost her short-term memory, following surgery to remove a brain tumor, she was forced to navigate life in a new way. But she wasn’t alone. With the support of her boyfriend, Yasir Salem, Gweneviere found she could tackle the challenges her condition threw her way—and a few more.