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Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory documentary

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Original title
Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory
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Running time
74 min.
Country
United States United States
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Music
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Genre
Documentary | Disease/illness. Old Age / Elderly. Music Documentary
Synopsis
As dementia continues to affect millions of elderly Americans, Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory reveals a remarkable, music-based breakthrough that has already transformed lives. Spearheaded by social worker Dan Cohen and captured on camera over the course of three years by filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett, we learn that songs from a patient’s past can awaken memories and emotions that have been asleep for years, sometimes decades. Within a moment of hearing “I Get Around” by the Beach Boys, Alzheimer’s patient Marylou jolts back to life, dancing around the living room and expressing a euphoria her husband hasn’t witnessed since her illness took effect. Countless instances in Alive Inside provide proof that music stimulates activity in dementia-affected parts of the brain and transforms the quality of life of those often left to languish in silence.
Awards
2014: Sundance Film Festival: Audience Awards (Best Documentary)
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