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title: 'Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Rossato-Bennett'
released: '2014-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alive-inside-a-story-of-music-and-memory-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2593392/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)

2014 · 78 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Michael Rossato-Bennett. The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. It won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at the festival. The documentary explores diseases that impair neurological function, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and proposes a treatment option that is claimed to improve a patient's quality of life. It discusses that the elderly community are on the decline in social status and that western society neglects old age to idealize youth. It includes a series of interviews with individuals on neurology, geriatrics, and music. The documentary tells the story of patients and their experience with music and creating personalized playlists for elderly patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease based on their music preferences.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Rossato-Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rossato-bennett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Itaal Shur](https://cinepixo.com/people/itaal-shur)

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Official site: http://www.aliveinside.us/
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