She sang in the choir at church and loved the old hymns. He is now in the end stages of the disease. Prior to ALIVE INSIDE, Alex concentrated her efforts in publicity and distribution, serving as the lead on campaigns for Image Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment, among others. Today is the first of two Public Media Giving Days, a time to celebrate what public and independent media gives to you by giving back. My name is Joe, I am 22 years old and live in Connecticut. Join our Mission! Dan, talk about your discovery, how you ended up in a nursing home and bringing these headphones to the people there. One of the most important documentaries of the year. Alexandra McDougald is the Distribution phase producer of ALIVE INSIDE. AMY GOODMAN: What are the numbers were talking about? We held him and we released him. But as people with dementia becomewhen I started this, people said, Dan, youre going to isolate people even more by putting headphones on them. And it turned out just the opposite happened: People became more social. YOU ARE THE MASTER. Music. But Joanna is not giving up. What happened is, because she?s blind, she loves CNN, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, any progressive political whatever, my mother loves to listen to them and because she can?t hear well anymore, the TV would be turned up so loud that it would drive us all crazy so we went and got some wireless headphones and then she was sitting there with her wireless headphones one day and I had my iPod and so I thought, ?Well, we?ll connect them and see.? They might not be full sentences or even words, but for just a moment in time he is there with us. Forty percent of those folks in assisted living have some form of dementia, as well. DAN COHEN: Yes, just the way we all love music, and when we get older, were going to still love music. Music was so important to my Mom on so many levels. And I just put them on her head, and I said, I have to go, Grandma. She said, So then whats keeping you? And that just changed everything. Prior to the therapy, he was very quiet and remained quite still, and could not recognize younger photos of himself. John: He was a WWII veteran with severe dementia. And. What was life like when You were a little girl? When I was 11, my mother was murdered. A magical, non-medical story of healing. It has stolen so many opportunities for me to create new memories with him. So then, when we had lunch with my brothers and my mom, I would put the headphones on her, and Id say, Lets pass the mic when were talking, just even to each other, not even to her. The film ran on Netflix for 3 years and then on Amazon Prime. There?s a lot of songs that she would sing me to go to sleep and they?re in Spanish so we still sing them. And if Im ever in a nursing home, would I have access to my favorite '60s music? The next day he was dead. My sister. And then you have seven million people being cared for at home. I was so close to her that at night I would cry and my parents would have to call her and have me talk to her and she would say, ?OK, stop crying, go to sleep,? They raised 7 kids, she?s never complained. Music is everything in our family. NEW YORK, NY, 10002, USA . And even though there are 16,000 nursing homes in the U.S., I couldn't find one that was using iPods for their residents. That's how she raised me. The Alive Inside Foundation, Inc. (EIN #47-3245766)is a non-profit organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code. As a result, souls, hearts, and lives are receding when maybe they don't have to be. I couldnt believe the music let Denise push away her walker. ALIVE INSIDE marks Demolars first endeavor as a feature editor. Since his diagnosis in 2006 we have had to go through the painful decline over the years and it has not been easy seeing him disappear in front of our very eyes. But people are so isolated. Because now Im getting allIm seeing her all over again. To what? I never had a babysitter. I've been even blessed further being able to combine my clowning skills with music to share with other dementia patients at the facility. Founded by Chief Creative Officer Limore Shur, the brother of Alive Inside filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett, eyeball is a creative strategic design agency that shapes brands through powerful storytelling, stunning design, and insightful problem solving. I bought her a nice CD player and put on some of the CDs from her old collection. I felt like my role in his last days was just, somehow or other, I was a conduit to him into another space that was peaceful and comfortable. And I went into these nursing homes with Dan, and I saw all these elders just sort of sitting along the walls and with their heads down, and it was a very scary experience for me to be there. You?ve done a great job. A kickstarter crowdfunding project to finish the film and develop an app was formed in 2012.[11]. This is a rush transcript. http://cedarvillage.org/join-us-for-alive-inside, http://www.anthemmemorycare.com/aliveinside, The Jacquelyn & Gregory Zehner Foundation. "Alive Inside" Scripts.com. Its bringing back memories. Arranging to alive inside movie is a real emotional depth anchored by stabbing a nursing homes will stay with it Alive inside foundation and when you always been sharing the raft! What have you forgotten? AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. Today my mother is in foreclosure and is facing the loss of her home of nearly 60 years. Alive Inside (2014) How old are you? That?s a picture of my dad and I, a month after we moved him to California to be with us at the end of his Alzheimer?s, and it ended up being the last picture ever taken with him. Where? If I'm not singing familiar songs to her, I use my smart phone with a blue tooth speaker to play music from her era, trying to find something that gets a response from her. One day we brought a cd player to the rehab facility along with some of her favorite music. I saw a ball of lightning. But when they hear music thats familiar from their youth, because those memories are preserved, they come alive. He knew me. One of these days Im going to drop and stay on the floor! Alive Inside' illustrates music's joyous power for dementia patients. Looking forward to seeing this movie! I am the fastest man alive. Often they would smile, tap toes or ?air conduct? Her eyes opened wide and guided by my singing, she joined me throughout the piece, looking like she?s experiencing some great joy and pleasure. The film was released on July 18, 2014, in the United States. Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capability to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. She?s determined to reach Mo in her strange world of confusion. These are their stories, click on the photo to keep reading. My mom taught me that everyone is born equal, to not be afraid to ask questions, that we are all the same underneath. Unfortunately my nephew had programmed my iPod with 5 Kris Kristopherson albums. DAN COHEN: This woman is laying, and shes kind of in a fetal position and eyes closed, and shes really, you know, end of life, and theres notheres no sitting up. I'm very sorry. Pertinent well-known experts make their views known. AMY GOODMAN: And certainly, Dan, this goes beyond people with dementia or Alzheimers. When Democracy Now! This is recreation therapist Yvonne Russell. song again?? So he did that too, and we put him. One of the central characters he works with is a 90-something Alzheimers patient named Henry Dryer, who was featured in a video posted online that went viral in 2012, with nearly 10 million views. Geralyn was honored with the IDAs 2013 Amicus Award for her significant contribution to documentary filmmaking. My mom is a great singer! I think I?ve learned a lot from her. Could a pair of headphones change the lives of millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimers and dementia? That day in court was the first time Gwilliam had seen Vallow Daybell in person, EastIdahoNews . Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the. came out. The Bottom Line - A gloriously inspirational film documenting musics healing power in Alzheimer patients. The Invisible War won the 2012 Sundance Audience Award. I was still finishing that undertaking at 4 am on the day of my flight - I slept 3 hours before it was time to get up and make my way to the airport. And I feel a band of love, dream. Mary Lou: A woman with Alzheimer's whose husband was her caregiver. This is our Thank You page! We put on her headphones and she closed her eyes. She had difficulty formulating words and often lost her train of thought. Some of her favorites are Brown girl in the ring, Amazing Grace, The Rose and Love lifts us up where we belong. Dan Cohen, social worker, founding executive director of Music & Memory, his work inspired the new documentary, Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. Israeli-born and Brooklyn-based, hes been gaining recognition in his field, garnering awards such as the Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence in Cinematography. One million people in nursing home. Denise: She was a patient with bipolar-schizophrenia that had been a resident of her facility for two years. So, as a society, we need to really support these long-term care facilities more. Although I am the in-law granddaughter he has always treated me like one of his ownfrom day one. Mom has been in her own world with Alzheimer's for quite a while , mostly nonverbal a few words here and there, what a difference music has made to help us engage. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. DAN COHEN: Well, in 2006, I was listening to a journalist talking about how iPods are ubiquitous, theyre everywhere. His experience on this project sparked what is now a deep desire to discover new perspectives through the art of documentary narrative. And so, then, one of the first people, if not the first person, that I saw was Henry. I truly believe that every beautiful soul deserves this amazing opportunity and I am so inspired by the work of Music & Memory! Please give today. These memories will never be taken for me. Accuracy is not guaranteed. My Grandma Howard taught me unconditional love, acceptance, and commitment to family. I felt the magic vibes and thought I?m ?on a good wicked'. Were also joined by Michael Rossato-Bennett, director and producer of Alive Inside: The Story of Music & Memory. He co-wrote the song Ascension (Dont Ever Wonder) with Maxwell for his debut album, Maxwells Urban Hang Suite.. It just doesntits not reimbursable. It isn't news that musical therapy can produce striking results, but rarely have those good effects been as movingly illustrated as in 'Alive Inside.'. When I was young I suffered from severe and crippling depression. YVONNE RUSSELL: He was very isolated, and he used to always sit on the unit with his head like this. AMY GOODMAN: And the drug companies dont make money. He resides in Laguna Beach, CA with his wife Madelyn and his two children Isabella and Dylan. They didnt really know me. suddenly - it was as if a broken machine got fixed. I went to see Mom after 3 years of not visiting. I spoke into the mic, and I put the headphones on her. It was so incredibly beautiful. (the point of connection is in the fontanelle, the place where a baby?s skull is softer). I booked to go for 2 weeks in October. I swear to god I didn't do this. So I did an Internet search on iPods and nursing homes. She is the founder of the Utah Film Center and co-founder of Impact Partners Film Fund with Dan Cogan. YVONNE RUSSELL: I have one resident that barely opened her eyes. Text ALIVE to 55741 ALIVE INSIDE 237 ELDRIDGE STREET, Suite #7. 1 s01e02 - Fastest Man Alive Transcript detail My name is Barry Allen. Thats what theyre left with in the last years of their life, and yet theres so much that could be, so much that could be. No, it's okay. HENRY DRYER: It gives me the feeling of love, romance, because right now the world needs to come into music, singing. Harold, Sandy?s dad. One of the fondest memories I have is when Mom's former recreational therapist Martha, came to visit her while she was on hospice. Oh, this reminds me of when I met my husband, or, Youre about my age. He is a social worker, founding executive director of Music & Memory. [2] The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. To learn more of our adventures together, go to. A lover of art, he is known for his work in music video and video installation. My brother and I worked with her for months to reconnect her to her life again. In nursing homeswere not talking about rat-infested, cockroach-crawling nursing homesthe very opposite. A couple of weeks into it, he went onto hospice, one day, the next day they said, ?He?s not in an active dying phase.? ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. It was gorgeous. So, we will build our playlists and we will continue making memories around music. The documentary, Alive Inside, provided a look into how the brain's reaction to music for nursing home residents with dementia provided an alternative therapy by allowing them to temporarily regain the memories and movement of their younger years. They are irreplaceable. Life Inside 2019-09-10 | Lester Holt spends two nights embedded inside the largest maximum security prison in America, the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola. Im very resilient, and I drop. She will say, "My Daughter?. Talk about the power of music! I can't remember. Dementia and Alzheimer?s disease are not new to me; my grandfather developed the early stages around the time I was born and my grandmother was diagnosed while I was a kid. One of the many things she taught me over the years was to never take life (or myself!) Martha brought along her guitar and played for my Mom and some of the other residents of the nursing home. And she wasn't senile. The clip of Henry went viral, was seen nearly 10 million times. The movie goes on to indict the American healthcare system/industry, which, apparently, is more interested in pushing costly pharmaceutical treatments than any kind of therapeutic model. Connection to game GLaDOS "Except the ones who are dead" - Peoples that are killed by GLaDOS via Neurotoxin We Jews believe that this is also where the part of human should resides, stretching further out of the body. And I vividly remember when it first captured my imagination. ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of musics capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Oh, god. and then eventually she moved in with us so I didn?t have to call her every night to calm me down but we?re very close. What little we can provide has been wonderful for many there and it would be amazing to learn and share this further. I met Michael Rossato Bennett at a premiere showing of Alive Inside and he suggested getting a splitter so that we could use two headphones at the same time. And I thought, well, young people all have them, many adults, but a nursing home? It's as transformative as the music itself. Because of her I now work for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in Ventura County, California, advocating for vulnerable seniors. In a world drowning in bad news about dementia'Alive Inside' is positively tonic. After the therapy, she is taped setting aside the walker she had been using for the entire duration of her stay at the nursing home and dancing. And so, as a result, they have to have activities for the group as opposed to the individual. and she?s been with me every day. DAN COHEN: Yes. Heres an excerpt featuring Henry. Advertisement. Her heads moving. The documentary makers of Alive Inside posted video of Henry on YouTube in 2012. He is currently in pre-production for his first narrative feature as well as for a documentary feature in collaboration with Elie Wiesel. to your inbox each morning. "Alive Inside" Shows How Music Can Break Through the Fog of Dementia A documentary captures people with dementia reconnecting to emotions and lost memories through music By Annie Sneed on July. In addition to ALIVE INSIDE, his first feature length offering, Rossato-Bennett has several documentaries in various stages of development, through his production company, Projector Media. Since its inception in 2007, Impact Partners has been involved in the financing of over 50 films, including: The Cove, which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; The Garden, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 2009; Hell and Back Again, which won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Cinematography Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 2012; and How To Survive A Plague, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 2013. An uplifting cinematic exploration of music and the mind, ALIVE INSIDEs inspirational and emotional story left audiences humming, clapping and cheering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Not only is the music incredible, but what youre doing is youre limiting the world to something that is totally pleasurable and is simple and is a lot ofthe beat is likeit keeps going. Somewhere far away from me. The first thing I would like to say is 'thank you.'. With the music, on his deathbed, this is an hour or two before he died, I?m laying in bed with him, I?m holding his hand, and we put on ?Fiddler on the Roof ? Shachar works extensively with musicians in the hip-hop community and New Yorks jazz scene and has shot music videos and live shows for MTV, VH1 and BET.