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Alive Inside

2014 · 1h 14m · Documentary · United States of America · Rated PG (US)

Music is the strongest form of magic

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.

Written & directed by
Michael Rossato-Bennett
Starring
Oliver Sacks, Bobby McFerrin
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