Alive Inside
Rating: 8.2/2754 Plot Summary:
The documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken health-care 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").
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett
Running time: 1h 18min
Genre: Documentary, News
Release date: 18 October 2014 (Germany)
Cast: Dan Cohen, Louise Dueno, Nell Hardie, Norman Hardie, Bobby McFerrin, Michael Rossato-Bennett, Yvonne Russell, Oliver Sacks, Bill Thomas, Doug Thompson, Mary Lou Thompson, Connie Tomiano
