I Remember Better When I Paint screens at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2013

I Remember Better When I Paint, a film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner screens at the Metropolitan Museum in New York on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

I Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is 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. 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.

Following the screening, filmmaker Berna Huebner will be joined by Dr. Sam Gandy, Chair of the Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Gail Sheehy, bestselling author of Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence, for a lively discussion moderated by Carolyn Halpin-Healy, Founder and Executive Director of Arts & Minds.

This workshop is hosted by Arts & Minds and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in partnership with the Museum Access Consortium (MAC).

For more information about the event, click here.

I Remember Better When I Paint screens in Austin, Texas on May 9, 2013

A screening of I Remember Better When I Paint, a documentary film about the power of the creative arts and dementia, is being hosted by Mobile Art Program. This is the premiere screening of the documentary in Austin, Texas.

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Time: 6:pm
Location: St Edward’s University Campus, Ragsdale Center: Jones Auditorium (3001 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas).

This event is a free to the public. Space is limited, so RSVP is requested (not required). RSVP to: mobileart@mail.org

I 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. 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. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

I Remember Better When I Paint to broadcast on southeastern Wisconsin PBS station

I Remember Better When I Paint to air on Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) Channel 36 on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 3:00pm.

I 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. 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.

This film was directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, and is presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Milwaukee Public Television is southeastern Wisconsin’s premiere non-commercial media organization. The MPTV stations are the area’s only over-the-air source for PBS and other national public television programs.

I Remember Better When I Paint screens at the 5th International Dementia Care Conference, April 2013, in Dublin, Ireland

Screening of I Remember Better When I Paint, a documentary film about the power of the creative arts and dementia, takes place in Dublin, Ireland as part of the 5th International Dementia Care Conference followed by a panel discussion.

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Venue: Avila Centre,
Bloomfield Avenue, off Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Time:
- Doors open at 6:40pm
- Introductory remarks by the film Co-Director and Associate Producer at 7:00pm
- Film starts at 7:15pm sharp followed by panel discussion.

Panel discussion begins at approximately 8:00pm and is chaired by Sarah Binchy, producer of Arts Tonight, RTE.
Panel members:
• Professor Des O’Neill, Consultant Geriatrician, Tallaght Hospital
• Suzanne Cahill, Associate Professor, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Research Director, Dementia Services Centre, St James Hospital, Dublin
• Eilis Hession, Project Lead, Living Well with Dementia Project and Manager of Services for Older People, HSE, LHO Dun Laoghaire
•Maurice O’Connell, CEO, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

This event is a free to the public. Space is limited, so registration is required.
To register, go to http://irememberbetterwhenipaint.eventbrite.ie/#

Please print your ticket and bring it with you on the night.

I 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. 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. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

I Remember Better When I Paint screens at Careers in Aging Week at Iowa State University

I Remember Better When I Paint screens at Iowa State University on April 10 as part “Careers in Aging Week” a series of events to encourage students to consider careers in gerontology.

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Carver 205, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
For more information click here.

I 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. 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. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Creative Aging and Memory Impairment

Here are two inspiring posts on creative aging and memory impairment.

The first is an interview on baby boomers and creative aging with Dr. Robert Butler, founder of the National Institute of Aging and former CEO of the Longevity Institute. Excerpts from this interview appear in the documentary film “I Remember Better When I Paint.”

The second is an article from The Atlantic entitled “Creative Aging: The Emergence of Artistic Talents” by Richard C. Senelick, MD. This article looks at how “depending which part of the brain is affected, different skills will be preserved or impaired in various types of cognitive decline and dementia. This gradual reformation is what may allow the emergence of new artistic abilities.”

I Remember Better When I Paint screens in St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada, January 24, 2013

The Alzheimer Society Elgin-St.Thomas is hosting a screening of I Remember Better When I Paint in January 2013.

Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: St.Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre, St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada
For more information, contact the Alzheimer Society Elgin-St.Thomas.

I 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. Among those who are featured in the documentary are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.