"[15] He says the film is "scattered but moving", adding that "The most potent emotional response comes from the mixture of joy, gratitude and recognition of the passage of time visible on a handful of respondents' faces as they're experiencing a song from their younger days. My mother was 89 when she had a massive stroke. 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. She would make me sing it over and over again at different speeds while she tried to sing along. Im very resilient, and I drop. She sang in the choir at church and loved the old hymns. 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. He received his MSW from Adelphi University. 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. I spoke into the mic, and I put the headphones on her. [3] [4] It won the Audience Award: U.S. Some are additionally enveloped in a soft, lipid wrapping. MICHAEL ROSSATO-BENNETT: Right. 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. Her heads moving. and she?s been with me every day. Transcripts for each episode of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. All Michael Rossato-Bennett scripts | Michael Rossato-Bennett Scripts. There?s this other one where she says, ?dormite nenita/ que tengo que hacer/ lavar sus pa?ales/ sentarme a coser / y si no te dormis/ te come el coyote cabeza de ayote? Alive Inside packs as potent a simple emotional wallop as anything youll see or hear anywhere this year. This is a picture of my mom and me taken about 7 years ago now. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capability to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. The music was very important because that was a way to communicate with him. Geralyn was honored with the IDAs 2013 Amicus Award for her significant contribution to documentary filmmaking. I booked to go for 2 weeks in October. Samantha Gwilliam, Chad Daybell's sister-in-law, took the stand toward the end of the court day. But to end this email on a nice note (pardon the pun) - my Mom has 2 hourly sessions of music therapy a week now. I believe God performs miracles. [5][6] The documentary explores diseases that impair neurological function, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and proposes a treatment option that is claimed to improve a patient's quality of life. Oh, youve got to hear this. She had difficulty formulating words and often lost her train of thought. Thank you so much. Music. But when were in a nursing home, there are all sorts of individual activities and hobbies wed like to do, but its justits very hard for them to carry that out. DAN COHEN: Well, Denise is a bipolar schizophrenic, is very sort of busy with a lot of thoughts and trying to sort of make her way through the day. But in those last years, she was very hard of hearing. I was afraid to believe playing familiar songs could actually work, but, I downloaded two songs I knew she loved and walked into her hospital room. 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. She has had Alzheimer's for about 8 years and she is at the stage where her verbal communication is very low. 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. DAN COHEN: Andwell, right now, our system is set up that if its a drug, regardless of what it is, regardless of the side effects, because we are really giving these folks antipsychotic medications to help calm them down, but theyre really not meant for this, and the side effects are so dramatic that the government is telling them, Please, all doctors, slow down on your use of these. And doctors in nursing homes, and also someone at home whose mom might have been behaving out of control, and the daughter says, Doc, give my mom something, please. So, its just our approach to, like, we need medications to help. And I dont ever cry, ever. It was gorgeous. Not all the money in the world, or medication can cure the unfair disease that has not only affected my dad. AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. She started shaking her feet. I've forgotten so much. Several years ago my mother broke her leg and was diagnosed with Alzheimer?s at the same time. But then when you see themthe world kind of going into a place where theyre comfortable and where theyre deeply profound, that was what really blew me away, was that these people that sort of it seemed like everyone thinks are gone are literally capable of profound experience at the level that we are, you know, and that was a shocker for me. WIDOWMAKER: [V.O. 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), healthcare visionaries Dr. Bill Thomas, Dr. Al Powers, Naomi Fiel,and musician Bobby McFerrin (Dont Worry, Be Happy). He co-wrote the song Ascension (Dont Ever Wonder) with Maxwell for his debut album, Maxwells Urban Hang Suite.. Thats the name of a new documentary that examines how music helps those with Alzheimers. I will always love and honor you, Grandma! Please do your part today. He also produces music for broadcast and computer animation. 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. So we?re going to get all of my mother?s music and put it on her iPod and get her some good headphones just for that and give it to her this Christmas. Tired. Although I am the in-law granddaughter he has always treated me like one of his ownfrom day one. Who? If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution. He said that moving to his facility left him isolated from that part of his life. Get a knife and chop it out? Copy may not be in its final form. Sunrise, Sunset? In 2013, he earned a Grammy nomination for producing the soundtrack album to the feature documentary Marley. Do you knowlike, you see these people, and you cant help but say, you know, theyre not as alive as the rest of us. 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". But people are so isolated. 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. As much as I tried in over two years, no matter what I tried, massage wouldnt work. It discusses that the elderly community are on the decline in social status and that western society neglects old age to idealize youth. Music was incredible. OK, can we stop? This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate musics ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. She likes Charlie Pride, she likes Merl Haggard, she likes The Sound of Music, Frank Sinatra, etc. Give Music to an Elder! And. This is our Thank You page! Even though her eyes are closed and shes lying down in this fetal position, its just really moving to watch. [14] Steve Greene from Indiewire said that "Alive Inside provides a sense of idealism amid bleak situations. When I saw the trailer - I was moved to tears. AMY GOODMAN: What are the numbers were talking about? ALIVE INSIDE marks Demolars first endeavor as a feature editor. I, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY IT. 1 s01e02 - Fastest Man Alive Transcript detail My name is Barry Allen. 1 May 2023. 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. I grew up in a situation where life was chaotic, and sometimes frightening, but grandma was calm security. I am very close to my father. After the therapy, she explained about how she felt when listening to the music, "it can't escape me if I am in this place". HUH, HUH, YOU, YOU MAY HAVE IT. Every dollar makes a differencein fact, gets doubled! Now she resides in a nursing home which has been a blessing for her and our family. 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? 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. AMY GOODMAN: Set up this clip for us. We learn from our sources that through music one achieves the highest connection possible with the Creator. Dan, talk about your discovery, how you ended up in a nursing home and bringing these headphones to the people there. And what we lovewhat music does, the way we connect with music is really very much emotional and visceral. And, of course, five million of allfive million people in the U.S. have dementia. >> oh, god. After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Daniel Ellsberg Reflects on Leaking Pentagon Papers & His Legacy, Daniel Ellsberg Warns Risk of Nuclear War Is Rising as Tension Mounts over Ukraine & Taiwan, Zooey Zephyr, Montanas First Trans Lawmaker, Speaks Out After Being Banned & Silenced by Republicans, Rising Tide of Fascism: Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones Warns of GOPs Growing Embrace of Authoritarianism, Courage Is Contagious: Zooey Zephyr & Justin Jones on the GOPs Silencing of State Lawmakers. When you see somebody like come to life, it really just completely does something to you. Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Michael Rossato-Bennett. MICHAEL ROSSATO-BENNETT: Well, we wereI sawyou know, Dan had a beautiful project, and I had done work for the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, and I was asked to help out a little bit. The condition that was so foreign to my parents has been an almost constant circumstance in my life. OK, now Ill follow your lead. Steve: He was a patient with multiple sclerosis whose childhood and adulthood was filled with his love for music and the instruments he played. Truly, it was a miracle. And, you know, you see these people living just really such sad lives. Somewhere far away from me. Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementiamany of them alone in nursing homes. The music energizes him, awakens him, brings back old memories. AMY GOODMAN: And the drug companies dont make money. Nothing worked. Anyway, I knew a musician friend here in London who currently studies music therapy. [7][8], Henry: He was a 94-year-old nursing home resident with dementia. last updated 30 July 2014. It includes a series of interviews with individuals of neurology, geriatrics, and music. That it doesn't matter how important they think they are, you still have a voice, you are just as important. [12][13] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. I can't remember. Neurologist Oliver Sacks quotes the German philosopher Immanuel Kant stating that "music is the quickening art" to explain that Henry had been brought to life by the music being presented to him.[9]. This picture of my grandparents at my wedding has been hanging in my office at work since 2005. 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 ? 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. It has helped me to challenge people when I think they are wrong or to question if I don't understand. ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. What happened that night was impossible. Kind of lifeless. I can't. I've forgotten so much. Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett They didnt really know me. 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. Alive Inside script in PDF format Read, review and discuss the Alive Inside script in PDF format on Scripts.com Login The STANDS4 Network ABBREVIATIONS ANAGRAMS BIOGRAPHIES CALCULATORS CONVERSIONS DEFINITIONS GRAMMAR LITERATURE LYRICS PHRASES POETRY QUOTES REFERENCES RHYMES SCRIPTS SYMBOLS SYNONYMS USZIP Search By Title In Scripts By Writer s06e07 - Damage from the Inside Transcript detail Your best be ready. AMY GOODMAN: and then theyre hanging out with the older people together. My name is Joe, I am 22 years old and live in Connecticut. This is a rush transcript. Learn to Be Alive! But I was already planning my next visit. Mom and I regularly listen to her favorite music together and it is amazing the connection we now have through music. With twenty years of broadcast and ad agency experience, eyeball executes across a media spectrum that includes film, live action, design, animation, audio and experiential production. 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. When I was born, she suddenly had a new thing to focus her attention on. The original content of this program is licensed under a. DAN COHEN: Yeah, so, with advanced dementia, when people no longer can recognize their own family members, they stop speaking. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. We put the speaker in her wheelchair cupholder as we tour the halls of the nursing home where she lives. He is currently in pre-production for his first narrative feature as well as for a documentary feature in collaboration with Elie Wiesel. Meet Orwyn, my Mother. Documentary at the festival. Theyre sometimes talking, and they havent talked in months. is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. Director Rodrigo Corts Writer Chris Sparling Stars Ryan Reynolds Jos Luis Garca-Prez Robert Paterson 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. 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. He is now in the end stages of the disease. Oh, this reminds me of when I met my husband, or, Youre about my age. 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. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. I mean, Dan, for the people listening on radio who cant see, and just overall, talk about what happened to this woman who was laying in the bed. One Christmas Mom and Dad gave me a stereo and it came with a cassette tape that Dad had made by recording a classical music radio station. HENRY DRYER: It gives me the feeling of love, romance, because right now the world needs to come into music, singing. 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. (the point of connection is in the fontanelle, the place where a baby?s skull is softer). too seriously. I sing her favorite songs and my favorite songs. His camera reveals the . I never had a babysitter. Because of her I now work for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in Ventura County, California, advocating for vulnerable seniors. I was a dancer in school so music was important and Dad and I shared a love of classical music. 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. Connection to game GLaDOS "Except the ones who are dead" - Peoples that are killed by GLaDOS via Neurotoxin Her name is Maria Velasquez. People who were not very interactive with others became more social. I went to see Mom after 3 years of not visiting. Shed been using that walker every day for two years. A magical, non-medical story of healing. Each one consists of genetic materialeither DNA or RNAencapsulated in a protein pocket called a capsid. 01:03:52!!!!! We used to turn on "James Taylor" Pandora station and hang out on the weekends, talking about school and work, while cooking amazing food with family and friends while sharing a drink or two. My Grandma Howard taught me unconditional love, acceptance, and commitment to family. 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. Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Michael Rossato-Bennett. You are Meant to be Alive Inside! Without our funders and friends Alive Inside would never have been made! 0:00:00 I wanted to get away from her, find people that would help me do that. An affecting look at a growing therapeutic cause. Alive (Script) Lyrics. About the part of human brain, responsible for the music stimuli which doesn?t disintegrate during that horrible disease. That's how she raised me. Ill be speaking this Friday, January 24th, at 1:00 p.m. at Dollys, the independent bookstore on Main Street here in Park City. I had a glimpse of my sister back. 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. ? This is a rush transcript. But still, for people who are cognitively sharp as a tack but have physical issues, it really transformed their mood, their emotion. 3! Heres an excerpt featuring Henry. The doctors gave her 24 hours to live, they said she was paralyzed and had no hope. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. Really helps share the power behind music and how it can help people who suffer from cognitive impairment. Virginia's my sister. Gamechanger Films is the first for-profit film fund dedicated exclusively to financing narrative features directed by women. No, it's okay. And I vividly remember when it first captured my imagination. [ORCHESTRAL!MUSIC]! "How I Shot That: Alzheimer's Patients in Sundance Documentary 'Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory', "Sundance Day Two: "Locke", "Alive Inside", "Memphis", "The Double", "Sundance 2014: U.S. Michael Rossato-Bennett is the director and producer of the film. I'm very sorry. In addition to writing and recording, Shur has created an artist-development and production company. She?s determined to reach Mo in her strange world of confusion. Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory, the Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary by Michael Rossato-Bennett that opens today in the U.S., soars on a single, inescapable note that for people suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia, iPods and personal playlists can make a transformative difference. My mom was found two years ago slumped over her computer, having had a very rare stroke. She doesn?t respond very well to the new ?assignments? Then he was given a pair of headphones to listen to Cab Calloway, his favorite artist. Each of those projects is inspired by Michaels dedication to the collective well being of society and progressive human change towards the greater, if not greatest, good. Then an accident made me the impossible. It was he who told me about your film. I put this track on, and? The Devil. covers war or gun violence, were not brought to you by the weapons manufacturers. Full Interview: Frank Mugisha on New Anti-, Former Guantnamo Prisoners Ask Biden to Let Them Keep Art They Made to Escape Inhumane Conditions, Watch all Democracy Now! #AliveInsideStories You can read more of our story at. Scully also executive produced Miss Representation, a compelling documentary exposing the gender bias that still exists in our country based on the limited portrayals of women and young girls in our Media, Politics and Entertainment. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. Starring Oliver Sacks Bobby McFerrin Dan Cohen Michael Rossato-Bennett Nell Hardie. She loved to laugh and loved making others laugh. I had to return back to the UK. WISH YOU WOULD SELL IT TO ME." THE ENGLISHMAN SAID, "NO, IT IS BUT IT IS YOURS. http://cedarvillage.org/join-us-for-alive-inside, http://www.anthemmemorycare.com/aliveinside, The Jacquelyn & Gregory Zehner Foundation. Pertinent well-known experts make their views known. AMY GOODMAN: I want to thank you both for being with us. Democracy Now! To answer these questions and inspire action, we created The Alive Inside Foundation. and she would say, ?well you should just go to sleep.? Music has an unmatched power to bring back our pasts. He resides in Laguna Beach, CA with his wife Madelyn and his two children Isabella and Dylan. Advertisement. And I couldntI really actually couldnt imaginecan you imagine living in that environment, ending your life in that environment? Music is everything in our family. Its a direct sort of a backdoor to that failing cognitive system right to the emotional system, which is really very much intact. So, I like to say that, gee, my local school, I can hardly find a parking space, but its never a problem in a nursing home. The clip begins with video of Dryer looking largely unresponsive to the outside world. Youre not Spanish. "My sister Delia was diagnosed seven years ago with early onset Alzheimer?s. Sometimes, you have to see it to believe it. YVONNE RUSSELL: I have one resident that barely opened her eyes. A lover of art, he is known for his work in music video and video installation. It was a sign of hope. came out. Barry Cole, Music Supervisor, started the Music Department for New York based film studio, The Shooting Gallery. Oh, god. 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. So I would sing them to her, ?Could ya, would ya, ain?t ya gonna, if I asked you, would ya wanna, be my baby tonight?. How old am I? He died in our arms. My Father and my youngest daughter have to same birthdayThey are 64 years apart. As a Transmedia Producer for film and television, Cole employs new and emerging technologies to increase audience engagement and overall user experience. 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. 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. In honor of Public Media Giving Days, a generous donor will DOUBLE your donation, which means itll go twice as far to support our independent journalism. I swear to god I didn't do this. Some days all I do is Snuggle up my Mommy, and that is enough no matter what mommy forgets or doesn't understand, I know she will always understand and feel Loved! In the last years, he had it for 10 years and he was lucky enough to have one-on-one excellent care, and me, being an elder abuse lawyer helped, but you can?t stop the disease.
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