Documentary on positive impact of the arts on Alzheimer’s to air on Chicago, Illinois PBS station on July 24th, 2016 at 4pm.

I Remember Better When I Paint to air on Illinois PBS on July 24th, 2016 . It is a film that provides hope to families living with Alzheimer’s.

Narrated by actress Olivia de Havilland, who just celebrated her 100th birthday, I Remember Better When I Paint is a groundbreaking documentary showing how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The film visits a variety of care facilities, as well as leading art museums in North America and Europe, to demonstrate how creative activities such as drawing, painting and museum visits can reawaken a sense of identity, dignity and reengagement among those with severe memory impairment. Leading neurologists explain how parts of the brain can be spared, and discuss the life-enriching benefits of these new approaches.

Inspiring personal stories are featured, including that of Rita Hayworth, as told by her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, to highlight the transformative impact of art and other creative therapies and how they are changing the way we look at Alzheimer’s.

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens at American Art Therapy Association’s 47th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2016

The arts and Alzheimer’s documentary I Remember Better When I Paint screens at the American Art Therapy Association’s 47th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Film Presentation Date/Time: Thursday, July 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. with an introduction by  the documentary co-director Berna Huebner. Following the screening, there is a discussion facilitated by art therapist Rita Klachkin.

Location: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Meeting Room Location: Harborside Salon C, located on the 4^th Floor level of the Marriott

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.

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Paris, France at MICEFA on June 20, 2016

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Paris, France  at MICEFA on June 20, 2016 followed by a talk by neurologist, Dr. Herve Taillia

In honor of MICEFA (Mission Inter-Universitaire des Echanges entre la France et l’Amerique) medical, public health and nursing students who are taking a course through the MICEFA on Comparative Practices in Medicine and Public Health, there will be a  screening of I Remember Better When I Paint on June 20th at 4pm 2016 followed by a talk at 6pm by Dr. Herve Taillia and Berna Huebner.

Time: 4pm screening: I Remember Better When I Paint—Followed by a talk by Dr. Herve Taillia, a neurologist at the Amercian Hospital in Paris and Val de Grace Hopital, and Berna Huebner, co-director of the documentary.

Where: Foyer International, 93 Blvd. St. Michel, 75006 Paris

Entry: Free admission.

RSVP: on I Remember Better when I Paint – Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Remember-Better-When-I-Paint/131961693509686?ref=hl

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

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Chicago at the Loyola University Museum of Art in April 2016

To coincide with the exhibit William Utermohlen: A Persistence of Memory,   the Loyola University Museum of Art is screening I Remember Better When I Paint Saturdays at 1pm  April 2016.

Screenings: Saturdays in April 2016. Discussion with  filmmaker Berna Huebner following the screening on April 9, 2016.
Time: 1pm
Where: Loyola University Museum of Art,820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Entry: Free with museum admission.

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.

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Massachusetts March 2016

I Remember Better When I Paint, a groundbreaking documentary on art and Alzheimer’s, screens in Watertown, Massachusetts on March 29, 2016.

When: Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 7pm
Where: Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472

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.

Intergenerational Arts and Alzheimer’s Workshops in Chicago, February-April 2016

To coincide with the exhibit William Utermohlen: A Persistence of Memory at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Dabble Kids is organizining a tour of the exhibit for children followed by a hands-on intergenerational art workshop.

Dates: February 20, March 19, April 23 and May 21, 2016 from 11am-4pm.
Where: The Clare, 55 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611. The Clare is a senior independent living community located on the Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus in Chicago’s Gold Coast at Rush Street & Pearson Street.
Cost: $20. For more information click here. Children must be accompanied by an adult for both the LUMA tour and the art workshop.

The workshops are being led by Dr. Yemonja Smalls, art therapy expert at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), who will be joined by Jean Morman Unsworth, the 91 year-old co-founder of the Chicago Children’s Museum. Dr. Small will be working from the original curriculum that Morman created for the museum’s inception.

Also on hand to on hand to answer questions will be the co-curator of the LUMA exhibit, Jennifer Norback, and Berna Huebner, co-director/co-producer of the arts and Alzheimer’s documentary I Remember Better when I Paint, which is screening at LUMA in March and April. Huebner is the founding director of the Hilgos Foundation which supports and encourages ongoing creativity for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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.

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Chicago at the Loyola University Museum of Art in March and April 2016

To coincide with the exhibit William Utermohlen: A Persistence of Memory,   the Loyola University Museum of Art is screening “I Remember Better When I Paint” Saturdays at 1pm in March and April 2016.

The Saturday, April 9, 2016  screening follows with a discussion featuring co-director/co-producer of the film Berna Huebner.  She is the founding director of the Hilgos Foundation that supports and encourages ongoing creativity for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Screenings: Saturdays at 1pm in March and April 2016. Discussion with the filmmaker following the screening on April 9, 2016.
Time: 1pm
Where: Loyola University Museum of Art,820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Entry: Free with museum admission.

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.