Building Bridges

Presented by The Pabst Charitable Foundation in association with Alive Inside Foundation, Creative Care Association, and UCF’s Multidisciplinary Neuroscience Alliance

Experience a powerful presentation with a screening of Alive Inside, an uplifting cinematic exploration of music and the mind, and an explanation of the medical science which drives its results. The film will be followed by a Q/A panel discussion and overview about UCF’s role in the innovative Adopt an Elder/Build a Bridge program. The program includes youth, empowering them to find songs that spark memories for dementia-afflicted individuals while cultivating empathy and explaining aging. Both the giver and receiver benefit from this compassionate exchange.

PANELISTS
Michael Rossato-Bennett, Alive Inside film director
Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya, UCF neuroscientist
Dr. Ayako Yonetani, UCF music professor

PRESENTERS
Daniel Bauer, Alive Inside Foundation
Margery Pabst-Steinmetz, Pabst Charitable Foundation

PROGRAM

Welcome remarks……………………….……………….Daniel Bauer & Margery Pabst-Steinmetz

Music and the Mind presentation…………….………. Kiminobu Sugaya & Ayako Yonetani

Alive Inside film…………………………………………………………. Margery Pabst-Steinmetz

Panel Discussion……………Michael Rossato-Bennet, Kiminobu Sugaya & Ayako Yonetani

Adopt an Elder / Build a Bridge program overview……………………………………Daniel Bauer

Musical performance…………………………………………………….………UCF Jazz Ensemble

ABOUT THE FILM
Alive Inside’s inspirational and emotional story left audiences humming, clapping and cheering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.

Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power triumphs where prescription medication falls short.

This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the non-profit Music & Memory, as he restores a deep sense of self to those suffering from memory loss and fights a broken healthcare system to reveal music’s ability to combat it. Rossato-Bennett documents family members who witness 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) and musician Bobby McFerrin.

This event will also include an powerful presentation and panel discussion to include filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett and renowned UCF Neuroscientist Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya who will present with his wife, UCF Music Professor Dr. Ayako Yonetani.