Summaries

Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.

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").—-Bond/360

Details

Keywords
  • amnesia
  • memory
  • science and technology documentary
  • cognitive disorder
  • music therapy
Genres
  • Music
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Oct 17, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Projector Media The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

Box office

Budget $600000
Gross US & Canada $256682
Opening weekend US & Canada $7200
Gross worldwide $256682

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 18m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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