Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Michael Rossato-Bennett. The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. It won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at the festival. 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. It discusses that the elderly community are on the decline in social status and that western society neglects old age to idealize youth. It includes a series of interviews with individuals of neurology, geriatrics, and music. 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.
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)
Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett
Genres - Documentary, Music |
Release Date - Jan 18, 2014 |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$600,000
Box Office
$256,682
Themes
Tags
Audience Award, Music, Nature/Environment
Attributes
Subject: Documentary about dementia
Alternate Titles
Alive Inside
GB
Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory
AU, US
Die Musik meines Lebens - Alive Inside
DE
Personal Song
JP
Wewnętrzne życie
PL
Душата живее
BG
Живі всередені
UA
Живые внутри
RU
パーソナル・ソング
JP