Alive Inside

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Within a topic often epitomized by bleakness, isolation, and loss, ALIVE INSIDE uncovers inspiring and transformative occurrences of music therapy that gifts sufferers of dementia precious moments of clarity. In his first feature length documentary, filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett follows social worker Dan Cohen's methods of utilizing our primitive and ingrained responses to music, both cognitive and emotional, in an effort to maintain and invigorate his subjects' basic humanity (and subsequently our own in witness to it).

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Running Time:	78 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. 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 music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. 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 (“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”).