The spirits of a cranky 97-year-old man are lifted when he plays the piano for memory care patients. His music eases their angst and elicits indelible memories, momentarily freeing them from the trap of dementia.

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Shane Nelson - Director

Shane Nelson - Producer

Lily Rains - Producer

Johnny Stuckmayer - Cinematographer

Seth Pioske - sound

 

Of Note

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• Our cast ranged in age from 5 to 97!

• At the start of this project, John was a healthy independent 97-year-old. Then....John fell and broke his back. His general health deteriorated. Worried that John might not be able to play the piano much longer, our director pulled together a skeleton team and shot John’s scenes on short notice. The day after John shot his scenes, he entered hospice.

• Adding a shoot day with just one actor’s scenes obviously made everything more complex. We were lucky our Director had a neighbor who could step in as John’s body double for the future shoots. Thankfully, the initial team made themselves available for the second and third shooting days.

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