Initiatives that get people with Alzheimer's involved in art and creative workshops are producing remarkably positive results. Dozens of day care centers, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities are using drawing, painting and museum visits as effective therapies, making it possible to improve the quality of life and restore a dialogue between caregivers and families. Scientists have discovered that the parts of the brain related to emotions and creativity are largely spared by the disease. Today experts recognize the benefits of these new approaches that dramatically change the way we look at the disease. - from publishers website.
Written and directed by Eric Ellena & Berna Huebner; photography by Eric Ellena, Jenny Graf Sheppard, Sebastien Milhou, Dinh Khoivu; original music, Jerome Rossi; executive producers, Eric Ellena, Guillaume de Ginestel; associate producers, Berna Huebner (Hilgos Foundation), Ian Ayers (French Connection Films), Mary Louise Stott.
Narrated by Olivia de Havilland.
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