Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory
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Directed by | Michael Rossato-Bennett |
Produced by | Michael Rossato-Bennett Alexandra McDougald Regina Scully |
Written by | Michael Rossato-Bennett |
Music by | Itaal Shur |
Cinematography | Shachar Langlev |
Edited by | Mark Demolar Michael Rossato-Bennett Manuel Tsingaris |
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Distributed by | Projector Media BOND/360 City Drive Films |
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78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $250,200[1] |
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Michael Rossato-Bennett.[2] The film premiered in competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014.[3][4] It won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at the festival.[5][6] The film deals with the subject of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and how music therapy can help and ease their suffering.[7]
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A Kickstarter crowdfunding project to finish the film and develop an app was successfully funded on 31 July 2012.[8]
After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, BOND/360 did a service publicity deal for the theatrical distribution of the film. The film was released on July 18, 2014 in the United States.[9][10] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Reception
The film received positive response from critics. Rob Nelson in his review for Variety said that "Michael Rossato-Bennett captures some amazingly transformative results in the treatment of dementia through music."[11] Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film positive review and said that "A gloriously inspirational film documenting music’s healing power in Alzheimer patients."[12] Steve Greene from Indiewire in his review said that ""Alive Inside" provide a sense of idealism amid bleak situations. When discussing the impact of music on an environment so often typified by isolation, one of the patients describes his desire for freedom."[13]
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Alive Inside: A Story Of Music and Memory at IMDb
- Alive Inside: A Story Of Music and Memory at Rotten Tomatoes
- Alive Inside: A Story Of Music and Memory at Metacritic
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