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In the dialog that appears, select the language of the file you're uploading. Then he was given a pair of headphones to listen to Cab Calloway, his favorite artist. Regina K. Scully is an Academy Award-nominated executive producer, most recently for the 2013 powerful documentary called the Invisible War, a film about the epidemic rapes of women and men in the military. Alive Inside Synopsis: The documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken health-care system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. Yeah. And she wasn't senile. Grandma just tried to crawl out of bed!? Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the. An estimated 5.2 million Americans live with Alzheimers disease I was terribly sad, the Alzheimer?s was horrible but there were beautiful moment with it too and especially like when we moved him down here it was only 40 days before he died and I really had the opportunity to nurse him and mother him and baby him in ways that I never could have in other points of our lives. People who were depressed now were feeling better. Alive Inside packs as potent a simple emotional wallop as anything youll see or hear anywhere this year. When Democracy Now! and Sinatra and the music of his youth and happy times with my mom and it moved him so much. The clip ends with her standing up and dancing. [ORCHESTRAL!MUSIC]! The clip began with video of him looking largely unresponsive to the outside world. Well, the film Alive Inside is now done and has just premiered here in Park City at the Sundance Film Festival. When I am in her presence I sing, dance, walk, laugh, hug and hold her hands. And so, as a result, they have to have activities for the group as opposed to the individual. Martha was sharing a story about the two Mary's who would patiently wait for their daughters to pick them up at the end of the day. Dan has spent most of his career helping individuals and organizations better leverage technology. But I was already planning my next visit. The music energizes him, awakens him and helps bring back old memories. 1 s10e10 - The Devil Inside Transcript detail (tense theme) (quiet chiming music) (tense theme returns) (indistinct street chatter) (knocking) (creepy music) (hair-raising music continues) Sir? Recently, my father has had the unfortunate experience of developing a fast paced form of frontal lobe dementia, he is only 63 years old He's holding a picture of us when I was inducted into the honors society at my university 6 months before he was transferred to a full time care facility for his disease. He came here, he wasn?t, like, dying. She doesn?t respond very well to the new ?assignments? Dan Cogan is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Impact Partners, a fund and advisory service for investors and philanthropists who seek to promote social change through film. It has opened a very small door for us to the man Granddad used to be. I saw a ball of lightning. ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. We?d turn on his favorite showtunes and stuff, or you?d sing a song like ?Take Me Out to the Ballgame? I felt bad for playing such a trick but at the same time tears of joy that for a brief moment he remembered who we were. It?s ok. You have permission.? I felt the magic vibes and thought I?m ?on a good wicked'. Stirring. Nothing worked. >> oh, god. I'm very sorry. Michael Rossato-Bennett is the Writer, Director and Producer of ALIVE INSIDE winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for U.S. It truly was a magical day in the midst of this long, hard journey. It was so incredibly beautiful. Rossato-Bennett visits family members who have witnessed the miraculous effects of personalized music on their loved ones, and offers illuminating interviews with experts including renowned neurologist and best-selling author Oliver Sacks (Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain) and musician Bobby McFerrin (Dont Worry, Be Happy). The Bottom Line - A gloriously inspirational film documenting musics healing power in Alzheimer patients. My dad lived here and I work here. These are their stories, click on the photo to keep reading. Most recently, she managed U.S. distribution for Teza the latest dramatic feature from celebrated Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima and led publicity for the home entertainment release of Spike Lees Red Hook Summer. But in those last years, she was very hard of hearing. by her lovely therapist Ms Joanna, but would rather play the same tune on the piano over and over again. 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! When I go visit him with my daughters we usually have to wait around until he recognizes us or we just visit him until he gets tired. Contact Alive Inside: info@AliveInside.us Please do your part today. Alive Inside (2014) How old are you? Thank you so much. Here are the links to the original audio followed by the entire speech. Hymns and Christmas carols bring a light back into her eyes. Dan, talk about your discovery, how you ended up in a nursing home and bringing these headphones to the people there. YVONNE RUSSELL: I have one resident that barely opened her eyes. So I?m just kinda playing around with these ideas, thinking that perhaps music allows for a higher, more spiritual connection to take place. Since I?ve known about your film - I?ve been letting people know about my story and the film, about the big discovery I?ve made. Israeli-born and Brooklyn-based, hes been gaining recognition in his field, garnering awards such as the Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence in Cinematography. 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.? To learn more of our adventures together, go to. She's now 75. [3][4] It won the Audience Award: U.S. Meet Orwyn, my Mother. She taught me to speak Spanish and makes really good food. They raised 7 kids, she?s never complained. Its the clip about Denise. Harold, Sandy?s dad. And so, just because someone is in a nursing home, and theyre old, and they can no longer operate equipment, and they very often lose access to their favorite music, so we really want to restore that access for everyone, regardless of whether they have dementia or not. Documentary and through film he strives to incite conversations that interrogate issues related to cultural consciousness. HENRY DRYER: It gives me the feeling of love, romance, because right now the world needs to come into music, singing. Because of her I now work for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in Ventura County, California, advocating for vulnerable seniors. "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. He died a week later. We had seen what music can do for memory, but with Denise, we saw what music can do for the spirit. Daniel E. Catullo III was in charge of the distribution of the film and kept all the funds collected. NEW YORK, NY, 10002, USA . When I was born, she suddenly had a new thing to focus her attention on. Thankfully, this documentary reminded me of the extraordinary life that exists in nursing homes all over the world. Gamechanger Films is the first for-profit film fund dedicated exclusively to financing narrative features directed by women. I've reassigned you, Alicia. We are inspired by your movie and always play music with her. She was sitting in an armchair, after a long walk. She was upset that day, gently I put on the headphones and turned on Diana Ross and the Supremes' "I Hear A Symphony." So, as a society, we need to really support these long-term care facilities more. 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. He died within 12 hours to the day, 11 years, of his mother?s anniversary. You?ve done a great job. Download Audio This is an unofficial transcript meant for reference. And it was actually sort of frightening for me to actually enter this place that was their home, you know? We just had an incredible connection all our lives but really those last 40 days, and 40 days is a very significant number, like in the Bible Moses goes off for 40 days, and Jesus?40 days is a really important kind of thing so for us it was very significant. A kickstarter crowdfunding project to finish the film and develop an app was formed in 2012.[11]. She has had Alzheimer's for about 8 years and she is at the stage where her verbal communication is very low. Alive Inside subtitles. Thats the name of a new documentary that examines how music helps those with Alzheimers. My mom is a great singer! President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates. 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. So I did an Internet search on iPods and nursing homes. Even though her eyes are closed and shes lying down in this fetal position, its just really moving to watch. Oh, this reminds me of when I met my husband, or, Youre about my age. Anyway, I knew a musician friend here in London who currently studies music therapy. Inside the lightning there was a man. My mom was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's when my daughter was born. We?re like best friends. and he?s trying to hum along, like he knew that. I've forgotten so much. Text as delivered. She came to life. They might not be full sentences or even words, but for just a moment in time he is there with us. OK, can we stop? But Joanna is not giving up. HUH, HUH, YOU, YOU MAY HAVE IT. Music is everything in our family. came out. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted. Tired. MICHAEL ROSSATO-BENNETT: Right. 100% of Donations go to teaching and implementing the themes of "Alive Inside!". The documentary tells the story of patients and their experience with music therapy and creating personalized playlists for elderly patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease based on their music preferences. It was just incredible. He co-wrote the song Ascension (Dont Ever Wonder) with Maxwell for his debut album, Maxwells Urban Hang Suite.. Michael Rossato-Bennett is the director and producer of the film. DENISE: Ive lived here two years and never fell. Cogan co-founded Gamechanger Films, which launched in September 2013. She had to convince the doctors that the lump on my neck was not normal. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Upload captions and transcripts. She sang in the choir at church and loved the old hymns. 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 ? The film was released on July 18, 2014, in the United States. Gosh, I bought some 18 operas in sets of one more CD per opera. That's the name of a new documentary that examines how music. My sister sat up, started to sing along, even doing all the Supremes hand-motions! last updated 30 July 2014. She?s a funny lady. DAN COHEN: So, the nursing homesbecause our society reduces every year the amount of money going to nursing home care, the nursing homes, filled with great staff, dedicated people, have to do the samegive the same level of service every year to this group of people. This is a rush transcript. Really helps share the power behind music and how it can help people who suffer from cognitive impairment. Starring Oliver Sacks Bobby McFerrin Dan Cohen Michael Rossato-Bennett Nell Hardie. This number doesnt even begin to include the many family members & friends affected by this disease. Music has an unmatched power to bring back our pasts. She never gave up challenging the doctors who said, what do you want me to do mother? [3] [4] It won the Audience Award: U.S. 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. Youve got beautiful music here. The Invisible War won the 2012 Sundance Audience Award. 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. And, of course, five million of allfive million people in the U.S. have dementia. and I would ask her, ?What is that?? Because now Im getting allIm seeing her all over again. But still, for people who are cognitively sharp as a tack but have physical issues, it really transformed their mood, their emotion. But to end this email on a nice note (pardon the pun) - my Mom has 2 hourly sessions of music therapy a week now. You can go. My mother never gave up on me. DAN COHEN: So, 1.6 million, approximately, living in 16,000 nursing homes, plus another million people living in assisted living facilities. Who? The music energizes him, awakens him, brings back old memories. We have no place now in our society. Once you discover your loved one has Alzheimer's disease it becomes very apparent to you the lack of knowledge, research and assistance out there to get families through this heartbreaking transition. YVONNE RUSSELL: He was very isolated, and he used to always sit on the unit with his head like this. During one visit to ER the month before she passed, my sister and I played "How Great Thou Art" on my iPad to help her stay calm. too seriously. One of the most incredible memories I have of my Mimi was from a visit with her a few Christmases ago; by chance, we began to sing Christmas carols to her and all of the sudden she opened up in a way that we hadn't seen for years. The clip of Henry went viral, was seen nearly 10 million times. To not feel intimidated. Music is the way I communicate with my mom. As much as I tried in over two years, no matter what I tried, massage wouldnt work. Please do your part today. And I keep on trying, and I drop. So he did that too, and we put him. 3! Rossato-Bennett hopes Alive Inside encourages more of the country's 16,000 nursing homes to embrace headphones and personalized music as an alternative to pharmaceutical treatments. 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. About the part of human brain, responsible for the music stimuli which doesn?t disintegrate during that horrible disease. >> what was life like when you were a little girl? Its bringing back memories. I, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY IT. And you know, within a week, he really started to falter and I told Sandy, ?You have to go over and release your dad.? I love music and would love to see Grandma smile as she listened to some Lawrence Welk or polka music. I believe God performs miracles. This is recreation therapist Yvonne Russell. Alive Inside' illustrates music's joyous power for dementia patients. That it doesn't matter how important they think they are, you still have a voice, you are just as important. The speech was made into a thin book titled This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life. 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. I personally feel that the brain allows for all sorts of interactions with the outside world. I'm 90 years old. Steve: He was a patient with multiple sclerosis whose childhood and adulthood was filled with his love for music and the instruments he played. He had been applying music therapy and believed the therapy is what had kept her from long-term care in a facility. I love her dearly and was so inspired by Alive Inside. Geralyn was honored with the IDAs 2013 Amicus Award for her significant contribution to documentary filmmaking. It was all synchronized, it was something that was really making that happen. Im very resilient, and I drop. Her son was just amazed. ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. And so the world becomes a much more beautiful place, like the entirethe entire, like, craziness of maybe the institution that theyre living in disappears. Pertinent well-known experts make their views known. >> woman: how old am i? I had a glimpse of my sister back. [12][13] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Thank you for what you have done for us in making this movie and thank you for inspiring me to become active in the Music & Memory movement. AMY GOODMAN: That was Yvonne Russell, the recreation therapist in the nursing home, describing her patient. Remember the Andrews Sisters?, AMY GOODMAN: And you have kids bringing in. But I did manage. The music touched her in a way that words could not and it was like magic. It has stolen so many opportunities for me to create new memories with him. By embracing client collaboration, its award-winning collective of thinkers, writers, artists and musicians efficiently translate brand ethos into engaging narratives and meaningful consumer dialogue, consistently generating quantifiable and powerful results. This is our Thank You page! AMY GOODMAN: You know, years ago, my grandmother, well, lived 'til 108. Scully is the Founder and CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation and is the Founding Sponsor of the Athena Film Festival in NYC. Nan Li is a Beijing native, he studied Integrated Media Arts at Hunter College and is working with Michael Rossoto-Bennett on several other films. We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. ( Please Note: These need to be cleaned/edited to look nice, please help us. We just held him and when he was leaving we were just like, ?Go Harold, go, you go!? We learn from our sources that through music one achieves the highest connection possible with the Creator. All Michael Rossato-Bennett scripts | Michael Rossato-Bennett Scripts. I thought that was a great co-incidence! That day in court was the first time Gwilliam had seen Vallow Daybell in person, EastIdahoNews . As a Transmedia Producer for film and television, Cole employs new and emerging technologies to increase audience engagement and overall user experience. At the suggestion of Dan Cohen, social worker, nursing home volunteer and non-profit organizer . and all of a sudden he knew all the words and then the veil would come back down. Documentary at the festival. Cause I knew that I just experienced something so similar with my Mom just a week before I saw it. What was a blank stare before becomes a smile and tapping feetwhat was a silent room becomes full of laughter and constant mumbling. >> yeah. I was her first grandchild. So, the drugs. i can't --i've forgotten so much. And the music helps towell, gives her a source of enjoyment and distracts her from that, and its just really a real benefit for her. Where? Unfortunately my nephew had programmed my iPod with 5 Kris Kristopherson albums. 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. She?s a very strong woman, she raised 5 children, and raised me practically. In 2013, Geralyn co-founded Gamechanger Films, a film fund dedicated to women directors. Then it took me ages to make copies of them all and have all titles printed. Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video. My sister. So I called up a local nursing home, and I said, I know music is already your number one recreational activity, but can we see if theres any added value if we were to totally personalize music for individuals? So I came in with my laptop and some iPods, and it was an instant and definitive hit with folks there. After the therapy, Gill was depicted as being much happier, because as G. Allen Power, a geriatrician stated, "music creates spontaneity that you cannot create in an institution". We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. AMY GOODMAN: Thats an excerpt from Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Alexandra McDougald is the Distribution phase producer of ALIVE INSIDE. How do you mean, the Devil is inside you? And so, then, one of the first people, if not the first person, that I saw was Henry. AMY GOODMAN: You say in the film doctors can write out a prescription for a thousand dollars for antidepressants, but its hard to get $40 for a CD player. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. In the early stages of her recovery from surgery she was very despondent and confused. I sing her favorite songs and my favorite songs. Alive (Script) Lyrics. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUnSubscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http://bit.ly/1wbkfYgLike us on. I went to see Mom after 3 years of not visiting. When I saw the trailer - I was moved to tears. In 2013, he earned a Grammy nomination for producing the soundtrack album to the feature documentary Marley. I go back 2 or 3 times a year, and my sisters and I, we set up a joint account for her to help pay for her care, and she?s been at home. After spending a little time together and if asked, who am I? Copy may not be in its final form. Then shes given headphones playing salsa music. It's heartbreaking to watch her in her memory care facility. Her independent producing credits include the Academy Award winning Born Into Brothels; Emmy nominated The Day My God Died; Academy Award nominated The Square, Academy Award nominated The Invisible War and multiple film festival winners. He had a background as a performer when he was a young adult. His experience on this project sparked what is now a deep desire to discover new perspectives through the art of documentary narrative. AMY GOODMAN: and then theyre hanging out with the older people together. More than a dozen of the 33 children and three teachers originally in the two classrooms remained alive during the 1 hour and 17 minutes from the time the shooting began inside the classrooms to . Music was so important to my Mom on so many levels. He is my papa-bear (Neil), he would put me on the top of his feet and dance with me when i was little and a song he liked came on the radio. Shes bedridden. Where is Alive Inside streaming? Do you knowlike, you see these people, and you cant help but say, you know, theyre not as alive as the rest of us. [My parents] were very poor. Without our funders and friends Alive Inside would never have been made! When I saw the movie "Alive Inside." 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. This is viewer supported news. 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. Alive Inside YouTube Movies & TV Documentary 2014 Pay to watch A Good Death: The inside story of a hospice Sky News 1.4M views 5 years ago Alzheimers Disease - Early Signs (video) Better. The last year he was really out of it and music was so powerful for him. No, it's okay. Even when she was going blind, you never heard my mother feel sorry for herself or anything like that. The first thing I would like to say is 'thank you.'. What have you forgotten? And I dont ever cry, ever. Were also joined by Michael Rossato-Bennett, director and producer of Alive Inside: The Story of Music & Memory. What a great tip that I hope others will try! I need you to make sure she's alright. I spoke into the mic, and I put the headphones on her. The nurses started peeking their heads into the room to see what was going on. The film is amazing. She was visited by a volunteer musician, Samite Mulondo, who described the music as an outlet to release her frustrations.[10]. 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. 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. She loved to laugh and loved making others laugh. She did not suffer from dementia. This picture of my grandparents at my wedding has been hanging in my office at work since 2005. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution. Learn to Be Alive! He is currently in pre-production for his first narrative feature as well as for a documentary feature in collaboration with Elie Wiesel. I never had a babysitter. Director Rodrigo Corts Writer Chris Sparling Stars Ryan Reynolds Jos Luis Garca-Prez Robert Paterson Some of her favorites are Brown girl in the ring, Amazing Grace, The Rose and Love lifts us up where we belong. You are Meant to be Alive Inside! AMY GOODMAN: Every part of this filmI mean, you deal, overall, Dan, with the issue of what you call elderhood. What are we doing with the older people in our society who could contribute so much? Please give today. Not all the money in the world, or medication can cure the unfair disease that has not only affected my dad. [2] The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. We are also joined by Michael Rossato-Bennett, the films director and producer. I think I?ve learned a lot from her. She now has short term memory loss. % This%is%a%story%that%ends%ontopof%theworldwiththemost%important% discovery%of%my%life.% 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. This is a rush transcript. My mother has very eclectic taste in music. My mom's dementia advanced greatly and quickly after two brain bleeds last year. And I was talking to her, and I was racing off for a radio interview, and I said, I have to go. She said, What, darling? I said, I have to leave. She said, What, darling? And Im so frustrated, so I saidand I realize Im holding my tape recorder and the headphones. And. AMY GOODMAN: And the drug companies dont make money. By. And, you know, you see these people living just really such sad lives. DAN COHEN: Yes. AMY GOODMAN: Lets go to another clip from Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. 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. 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