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I Remember Better When I Paint

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A Film By: Eric Elléna & Berna Huebner
Format: DVD
Language(s): French , English

Films : “I Remember Better When I Paint” (54 min.)
Plus seven special features showing the new creative therapies : Recreating Social Bonds (6 min.), Organizing A Creative Workshop (7 min.), Organizing An Outing (9 min.), The Importance Of Physical Exercise (5 min.), The Memory Garden (11 min.), The Hearthstone Way (9 min.), Art & Care Until The Last Stages (7 min.)


Price: $38
Price Euro: €25
Price Pound: £25
Price Canadian Dollar: $35
Price Australian Dollars: $39
Price New Zealand Dollar: $47



Interview the director Eric Ellena on FOX 6


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.

Films shot in Boston, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
Narrated by Olivia de Havilland

Featuring interviews with leading Alzheimer’s specialists (neurologists, gerontologists, art therapists, occupational therapists, directors of specialized care facilities)


Producers(s):
French Connection Films, Hilgos Foundation

Partner(s):
Alzheimer’s Disease International,  the Chicago Art Institute, the Phillips Collection, Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, University of Chicago, George Washington University, New York University, Artists for Alzheimer’s, France Alzheimer, The Memory Garden Louvre Museum, CNC/French Film Board, Heather Burns