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Event 

Screening of “I Remember Better When I Paint”
Title:
Screening of “I Remember Better When I Paint”
When:
Tue 22 March 2011 19h30
Where:
The American Library in Paris - Paris
Category:
Special Events & Programs

Description

hilda__jenny_jane_outside_aI Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer's and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer's Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer's and also painted.There will be a short introduction to the film prior to the screening, followed by a question and answer session.

For more information about the documentary, to see the trailer and read the press reviews, visit the I Remember Better When I Paint blog Also, see a description of and listen to an interview by WBEZ Radio (Chicago) of Berna Huebner on the talk show "Eight Forty-Eight" from July 29, 2010: Art Helps Evoke Memory for Those with Alzheimer's.

Berna Huebner, the film's co-director, along with Olivia de Havilland, the film's narrator, will introduce the film at the start of the evening. A short Q&A session will follow. The film runs 54 minutes.

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