Alive Inside

2014

74 min

7.4

Ends at

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Michael Rossato-Bennett

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Oliver Sacks

Bobby McFerrin

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Alive Inside

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

  • Oliver Sacks

  • Bobby McFerrin

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