DVD Wrap

Check out our DVD cover! What do you think? It took us forever to find the perfect picture. The story behind the front picture depicts a long road that caregivers go down as they take care of their loved ones. It is not always an easy road to take, but because of their dedication and love, caregivers and family members of those with Alzheimer's disease stick through it until the very end.

We are back in Action!

Hello everyone! We apologize for the month hiatus. We have been super busy with this documentary and have been enjoying it every minute of the way!

We have been editing non-stop the past 3 weeks and have too much AMAZING footage and do not know what to do. 15 minutes is sure not a long time. However, we are making our way :)


Check out the above picture of one of our interviewees and her husband whom passed away of Alzheimer's Disease. He sounded like a wonderful and hard working human being. R.I.P. Mr. Levin

Fourth Interview!

The other day we interviewed a woman who is in her earlier stages of Alzheimer's. It was a difficult interview and required a lot of patience. It was sad to see how quickly she forgot the small things. Her husband was a huge support for her as he now drives her around and makes all he appointments and lunch dates for her. We hope we captured everything we saw. We have our fifth interview tomorrow...wish us luck!

Day 1 of Filming in L.A.

We wrapped up our first day of filming yesterday! It was such a wonderful experience. We have 2 hours of footage and still so much more to film. How are we ever going to make this ONLY 15 minutes long? The lighting was a pain in the beginning but once we played around and did our White Out, we think it looked great. We are excited to view the film over the next few weeks and look forward to our next interview this Friday with Marty!

Educate now and always!

Ashley & Theresa

First day of filming...

February 27, 2011
We will begin filming tomorrow at 7am in Los Angeles. We are scheduled to interview Randy Cohen and her mother, John and Jodi Goldstein, and Barbara Reitzin. Beginning to feel anxious because there is so much involved in making a documentary. Will we remember to bring everything, will the lighting be right, will we capture the sound, will we capture captivating interviews. During our classes we have viewed numerous documentaries, some of them provide us with great ideas while others are a scary reminder of what can go wrong! Nevertheless, we are excited about this new experience...

The inspiration behind the film...

One of the greatest fears as we age is the fear of losing our minds. 4.5 million people suffer from Alzheimer's today and by 2050 that number could reach 16 million people. Currently, there are 26 million people worldwide with Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory, thinking skills, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks, and ultimately, the person with Alzheimer’s disease will pass away. This could happen to our parents, our aunts or uncles; this could happen to us!

Today, a person in their 50's and 60's is young to be struck with Alzheimer's as people in general are living much longer. This documentary will describe how a person's abilities change from normal function through advanced stages. We will delve into the lives of families of patients who are presently living this disease and those who have lost family members and how
caregivers cope with such incredible stress.

Unless you see it or live it, you would not know it. This documentary will interview those affected or who have witnessed first hand someone with Alzheimer’s disease progress over a series of months. From seeing the effects that this disease has on a family to watching, as someone will remember your name one day and tomorrow they will have forgotten. You will be able to examine the issues of grief, loss, denial, and relief, as this documentary covers the cycle of these torturous brain disease. This short film will walk you through the lives of the patients living at home and/or a center for those with the Alzheimer’s disease. You will watch as a support group is being conducted for family members and/or caregivers of those affected to gain insight on how these families survive these obstacles. There will be moments of happiness and sadness as we see the hardships they family members/caregivers encounter.

It is important to note that billions of dollars are spent on cancer research and only millions for Alzheimer's research and this number clearly needs to rise. We must continue to educate the population and make them aware that any one of us may be affected by this disease at some point in our life...why wait till then. We will have a Tsunami of Alzheimer's unless funding for research increases.

I am hoping that after seeing this documentary, the audience will be educated, want to participate in the research that is currently being conducted and support those with the disease by spending the time and the money that they deserve to get the proper treatment to the very end.