Yeah. And, of course, five million of allfive million people in the U.S. have dementia. So, we will build our playlists and we will continue making memories around music. Michael Rossato-Bennett is the Writer, Director and Producer of ALIVE INSIDE winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for U.S. DAN COHEN: So, 1.6 million, approximately, living in 16,000 nursing homes, plus another million people living in assisted living facilities. Her heads moving. Help Them Remember! Martha brought along her guitar and played for my Mom and some of the other residents of the nursing home. The doctors gave her 24 hours to live, they said she was paralyzed and had no hope. Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Text as delivered. They are irreplaceable. Domination, Sing Your Song: Remembering Harry Belafonte, Who Used His Stardom to Help. 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". But to end this email on a nice note (pardon the pun) - my Mom has 2 hourly sessions of music therapy a week now. Youd have to have a heart of stone and bricks for ears not to be moved by the sight of Henry when the music hits him. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUnSubscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http://bit.ly/1wbkfYgLike us on. Scully is also involved in the films, Fed Up, a compelling documentary that deals with the growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes in America; ALIVE INSIDE, a recent Audience Award winner at 2014 Sundance film festival; and Anita: Truth to Power, about the 20 year anniversary of the Anita Hill hearings. Text ALIVE to 55741. Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honour, but the weeks of fear and nausea I have endured at the thought of . She?s a funny lady. FADE IN: INT. Tired. 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,? AMY GOODMAN: Lets go to another clip from Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. The clip begins with video of Dryer looking largely unresponsive to the outside world. song again?? I, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY IT. I wanted to get away from her, find people that would help me do that. We?d turn on his favorite showtunes and stuff, or you?d sing a song like ?Take Me Out to the Ballgame? But when they hear music thats familiar from their youth, because those memories are preserved, they come alive. 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 is a social worker, founding executive director of Music & Memory. 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. Smooth earned Shur a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2000. A good Latin song with a fun beat makes her smile and she even sometimes tries to move and dance. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short. My mom loved music. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. When I was young I suffered from severe and crippling depression. Alive Inside is a pitch-perfect documentary that brilliantly explores the transformational effects of music on elders with Alzheimers and dementia. You know, we set up our cameras, and this guy came in, and he was just completely gone to the world, right? Now, I have nothing against him, I used to really like the old Kris, but my mother started listening to this, and she sat there for about an hour and a half. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. What little we can provide has been wonderful for many there and it would be amazing to learn and share this further. Select Download Format Alive Inside Movie Transcript Download Alive Inside Movie Transcript PDF Download Alive Inside Movie Transcript DOC Changes people break it looks alive movie transcript would you want a stop. His work inspired the new documentary. Steve: He was a patient with multiple sclerosis whose childhood and adulthood was filled with his love for music and the instruments he played. AMY GOODMAN: And you talk about how in other cultures elders are brought into society, to workI mean, being there with children, who are left alone also. 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! The speech was made into a thin book titled This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life. My Father and my youngest daughter have to same birthdayThey are 64 years apart. Democracy Now! 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. Some of her favorites are Brown girl in the ring, Amazing Grace, The Rose and Love lifts us up where we belong. Well, he was pretty much like my father as well for about 35 years because I was not close with my dad and Sandy and I have been together all these years and his dad was such a huge part of our lives and I loved him, loved him, loved him! and Sinatra and the music of his youth and happy times with my mom and it moved him so much. The pace of the song is really quick and she had trouble catching all the lyrics, so for about 6 months or so every time I would see her she would ask me, ?What are the words to that ?could ya, could ya? #AliveInsideStories You can read more of our story at. These tiny virus packages . AMY GOODMAN: An excerpt from Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. DAN COHEN: Its the perfect storm for intergenerational activity. We learn from our sources that through music one achieves the highest connection possible with the Creator. Wallace hits on our need to manage rather than remove our core hard-wired human instincts. My sister can sing well and play, and she?d bring it in and we?d play ?Fiddler on the Roof? He had a background as a performer when he was a young adult. AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. Anyway, I knew a musician friend here in London who currently studies music therapy. 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. I swear to god I didn't do this. He said that moving to his facility left him isolated from that part of his life. We have no place now in our society. My mother never gave up on me. I thought that was a great co-incidence! >> oh, god. In 2013, Geralyn co-founded Gamechanger Films, a film fund dedicated to women directors. To answer these questions and inspire action, we created The Alive Inside Foundation. I will always love and honor you, Grandma! With more than five million Americans living with dementia or memory loss, Dan is hoping to greatly expand his program. & there were several who would sing right along, remembering the melody & virtually every lyric!". AMY GOODMAN: That was Yvonne Russell, the recreation therapist in the nursing home, describing her patient. Music has an unmatched power to bring back our pasts. After therapy, he is claimed to become more animated, recalling aspects of his past he had not been able to answer before. It's as transformative as the music itself. She did not suffer from dementia. 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. 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.? Looking forward to seeing this movie! Together we won Sundance, Milan, Provincetown, Washington West, Berkshires, Sonoma and changed many lives and helped Music and Memory become a real force for change! 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. My sister sat up, started to sing along, even doing all the Supremes hand-motions! People who were depressed now were feeling better. tangle of nerves inside the human head makes much more sense when you realize it's the same basic wiring found in fish . Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementiamany of them alone in nursing homes. -Amy Goodman. DAN COHEN: Well, when I first started, they didnt connect me with people with dementia. DENISE: Ive lived here two years and never fell. Theyre sometimes talking, and they havent talked in months. The clip of Henry went viral, was seen nearly 10 million times. When I saw the movie "Alive Inside." And, you know, you see these people living just really such sad lives. Learn to Be Alive! And so, then, one of the first people, if not the first person, that I saw was Henry. So I?m just kinda playing around with these ideas, thinking that perhaps music allows for a higher, more spiritual connection to take place. We put on her headphones and she closed her eyes. As I walked back to the hospital room my Son came running out and said, ?Where have you been? 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. [2] The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. ( Please Note: These need to be cleaned/edited to look nice, please help us. But I did manage. And so now we have these institutions where wed love to get the community in more. Documentary and through film he strives to incite conversations that interrogate issues related to cultural consciousness. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Grandma just tried to crawl out of bed!? This is me with my grandma, Marcella. Crop circles and movie reviews that (creepy music intensifies) Mr. Foley? She would make me sing it over and over again at different speeds while she tried to sing along. [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. OK, can we stop? Then hes given a pair of headphones to listen to Cab Calloway, his favorite. And what we lovewhat music does, the way we connect with music is really very much emotional and visceral. Even though her eyes are closed and shes lying down in this fetal position, its just really moving to watch. MICHAEL ROSSATO-BENNETT: Right. Well, we watched this film on the plane from Tokyo, Japan, to Park City, Utah, and was totally astounded. ? We are also joined by Michael Rossato-Bennett, the films director and producer. Its a direct sort of a backdoor to that failing cognitive system right to the emotional system, which is really very much intact. My mom's dementia advanced greatly and quickly after two brain bleeds last year. Alexandra McDougald is the Distribution phase producer of ALIVE INSIDE. This number doesnt even begin to include the many family members & friends affected by this disease. It just doesntits not reimbursable. 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. I've reassigned you, Alicia. Inside the lightning there was a man. AMY GOODMAN: What are the numbers were talking about? ALIVE INSIDE marks Demolars first endeavor as a feature editor. Originally aired on NBC on September 6, 2019. She is typically quiet and it can be hard to find the right words but music literally makes her come to life and laugh with joy. She never gave up challenging the doctors who said, what do you want me to do mother? She taught me to speak Spanish and makes really good food. Alive Inside subtitles. She looked me square in the eye and said "I love you." This is a picture of my mom and me taken about 7 years ago now. Jenzi shares the power of music with residents of her mom's nursing home: "Almost from when I started doing this, I noticed something truly remarkable: Residents who had appeared virtually unresponsive to anything or anyone, & who could not even remember where they were or recognize loved ones, would perk up on hearing a familiar song, becoming more alert & oriented. They would end the day with sing along Sound of Music. Her son was just amazed. AMY GOODMAN: You know, years ago, my grandmother, well, lived 'til 108. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. [7][8], Henry: He was a 94-year-old nursing home resident with dementia. What a great tip that I hope others will try! He received his MSW from Adelphi University. And, you know, that first day, I cried, literally, five times. Stirring. His camera reveals the . Then he was given a pair of headphones to listen to Cab Calloway, his favorite artist. Expand the Transcripts and captions section if closed, then select Upload. These memories will never be taken for me. They might not be full sentences or even words, but for just a moment in time he is there with us. 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. 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. Here are the links to the original audio followed by the entire speech. And when you put headphones on a person like that, theres a double gift. 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. Contact Director Michael Rossato-Bennett : mrb@AliveInside.us. I love her dearly and was so inspired by Alive Inside. She feared being sent to a nursing home as her disease progressed. We?re like best friends. 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. I love this man with my whole heart and I share the pain of all those who are posting their stories. Now she resides in a nursing home which has been a blessing for her and our family. Rob Nelson in his review for Variety said that "Michael Rossato-Bennett captures some amazingly transformative results in the treatment of dementia through music. I was her first grandchild. She is everything to me. I asked him which daughter he liked better, me "Joan" or "Carolyn" his other daughter. 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! We are inspired by your movie and always play music with her. and he?s trying to hum along, like he knew that. Compartment did you can tear the We just held him and when he was leaving we were just like, ?Go Harold, go, you go!? I grew up in a situation where life was chaotic, and sometimes frightening, but grandma was calm security. The last year he was really out of it and music was so powerful for him. He died within 12 hours to the day, 11 years, of his mother?s anniversary. John: He was a WWII veteran with severe dementia. And then she is a part of the conversation, because so often older peopleI mean, people are polite. And you must always stand up for yourself. 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. An editor for twenty years, some of Manuel Tsingaris recent projects include: The Storm that Swept Mexico, a documentary that aired on PBS in 2011, telling the story of the 1910 Mexican revolution and A Dream In Doubt, which follows a Sikh man's journey to find peace and justice after his brother is killed shortly after 9/11. I hadn't heard her speak other than sounds or nonsensical words for months. Learn from Elderhood. AMY GOODMAN: So, this clip begins with one of the people who work at the nursing home and then Denise. When the song ended, Delia turned to Jeff, her husband, gave him a little shove on the arm, and told him what a funny guy he was. She will say, "My Daughter?. President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates. And. And I really hope that these memories will be kept safe for when we really need them late on. You can go. I saw a ball of lightning. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. 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 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. I knew I have Jewish holidays of Sukkoth coming up in Oct, so I would have a bit of free time. 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! 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. It was all synchronized, it was something that was really making that happen. Dan Cohen, social worker, founding executive director of Music & Memory, his work inspired the new documentary, Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory. last updated 30 July 2014. But still, for people who are cognitively sharp as a tack but have physical issues, it really transformed their mood, their emotion. So I did an Internet search on iPods and nursing homes. In the dialog that appears, select the language of the file you're uploading. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of musics capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Cause I knew that I just experienced something so similar with my Mom just a week before I saw it. Were joined by Dan Cohen, whos a social worker who thought of bringing in these headphones to the nursing home, and Michael Rossato-Bennett, who filmed all of this. She put me in touch with a professor (PhD) of music therapy in Lublin, Poland, Dr Krzysztof Stachyra.
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