“Music is the strongest form of magic”
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
Alive Inside is a documentary film released in 2014 exploring themes of dementia, alzheimer's disease, health, ageism mental health. Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett, it stars Oliver Sacks, Bobby McFerrin. 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.
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