Do Not Go Gently
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May 1, 2007 begin |
1 / 56:46 min. |
Melissa Godoy Cinema Sol, ltd. 513-591-2922 melissagodoy@mac.com |
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The power of imagination in aging is revealed through Gee's Bend quilter Arlonzia Pettway (82), premier danseur Frederic Franklin (90) & composer Leo Ornstein (109). Narrated by Walter Cronkite, Do Not Go Gently looks at the 80s, 90s, and 100s as a stage of human development with immeasurable potential. Creative communication with seniors suffering disabilities of age suggests that imagination may be more durable than memory. The fastest growing age group in America is ages 85 and above. This program paints a portrait of hope. |
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seniors, artists, caregivers, community leaders and policy-makers
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Screenings at art museums and film festivals to raise awareness, start the conversation, and highlight local creative resources for seniors. Some communities have begun to develop action plans to increase creative opportunities for seniors. A closed captioned DVD broken into chapters is available for community screenings. Participation in professional conferences is conecting issues in the film to the social, scientific and artistic implications of new research on creativity and aging. The program offers opportunities for many tie-ins to local events. For example, airing the program while a Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibit is showing in a community, or during a community Alzheimer awareness event, may enhance the experience of each. The film can be screened in its entirety or as one or more of several chapters, each with an important content area related to aging. Working with Dr. Anne Basting at the Center on Age and Community, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Alzheimer’s Associations, and other organizations, we are developing a full set of discussion questions, activities and resources to accompany each chapter. Curriculum will be available as a download from an expanded film website, as well as in print. The seven chapter content areas are: 1. Aging demographics 2. Importance of community to aging process; elders as keepers of the culture 3. Brain science research by Dr. Gene Cohen 4. Generativity – the joy of giving back to the next generation 5. Imagination as a tool for caregivers to those with Alzheimer’s and other frailties of age 6. Characteristics of the old-old, loss of fear, benefits of age to the creative process in artists 7. A new perspective on aging, advocacy to legislators, community action plans A community-wide pilot program training senior care staff and caregivers on creativity and imagination techniques has been developed and replicable. |
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| Web: | http://donotgogently.com |
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| Training: | A pilot training program was begun in June. The training entailed bringing master teachers from Arts for the Aging and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin together in nursing homes and senior care centers in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The artists shared imaginitive techniques and the Alzheimer's Association shared their expertise of dementia care. The training was evaluated and is replicable. |
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| Partners: | National Center for Creative Aging, Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin, Center on Age and Community, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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| Funders: | Foley Family Foundation, Elizabeth B. & Philip J. Hendrickson Foundation Ltd., Helen Bader Foundation, Irene D. Kress, Joseph and Sarah Van Drisse Charitable Trust, Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council, City of Cincinnati, Nancy Armbrust |
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| Print Materials: | postcards, curriculum forthcoming |
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| Other media: | DVDs with chapters will be available in August. |
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Source: National Center for Outreach (http://www.nationaloutreach.org)
The National Center for Outreach is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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