SCREENING AND Q&A WITH EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
&MEMORY
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett;
Producers: Michael Rossato-Bennett, Alexandra McDougald
Runtime: 78 mins
Language: English
BBFC: n/a
Click here for trailer and Official Website
Overview /Sypnosis
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”).
Followed by a Q&A session with Manon Bruinsma – European Director of Music & Memory and Music Therapist.