Hacker Cinema
Alive Inside
2014 · Film · documentary · 74 min
Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett
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.
2 positive1 neutralfrom 3 commenters
Where to watch
No streaming data for this title.
Videos commenters linked
From YouTube links in the comments below. Most are clips and trailers; “Full” means the uploader says so.
3 comments on Hacker News
Sundance Film Festival (2014) - Alive Inside: A Story Of Music & Memory Featurette - Documentary HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HLEr-zP3fc
I was just watching the documentary Alive Inside and one of the doctors talked about how the system allows him to charge $1k/mo. prescriptions almost without a thought but makes it nearly impossible to get a $40 iPod that significantly improved their quality of life.
It seems like the system works really need to change to get your dream to a reality
I highly recommend the documentary "Alive Inside" which deals with giving dementia and Alzheimer's patients the music they loved all their life and the profound effects it can have on quality of life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaB5Egej0TQ