I Remember Better When I Paint (2009)

Directed by

Eric Ellena

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

54 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how art therapy helps people with Alzheimer's disease. It shows that creative activities can reach patients in ways other communication cannot.

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What happens

I Remember Better When I Paint is a feature length international documentary film about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies in people with Alzheimer's disease and how these approaches can change the way the disease is viewed by society. The film examines the way creative arts bypass the limitations of dementia disorders such as Alzheimer's and shows how patients' still-vibrant imaginations are strengthened through therapeutic art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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