Music of the Brain

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Music affects our development from the womb to the grave. This documentary examines the role music plays in developing our brains as humans, beginning with premature infants in neonatal intensive care wards, moving through the role of music in enhancing performance in childhood (including discussion of the Mozart effect), the role of music therapy in hospital patients, and finally looking at the elderly.

Music is good for our health - as non-Western tribal cultures have always known - and this documentary shows you how and why.

MUSIC OF THE BRAIN

Featuring interviews by international neuropsychologists and music psychologists including Prof. Isabelle Peretz, Prof. Donald Hodges, Prof. John Sloboda, Dr Ian Cross, Dr Aniruddh Patel & Assoc. Prof. Sarah Wilson.

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER – Fiona Cochrane
RESEARCHER/WRITER – Emma O’Brien
CINEMATOGRAPHER – Zbigniew Friedrich
EDITOR – Sioux Currie

Nominated for Best Documentary & Best Cinematography for a Documentary
at 2010 World Music & Independent Film Festival, USA
Finalist at 2010 New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards
Gold REMI Award at 2010 Worldfest Houston Awards, USA
Best Short Documentary at 2009 SkyFest Film Festival, USA
Honourable Mention at 2009 CHRIS Awards, USA
Award of Merit in 2009 Accolade Competition, USA

2010 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA
2010 La Femme Film Festival, USA
2010 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, USA
2010 Louisville’s International Festival of films, USA
2010 Indie Spirit Film Festival, USA
2010 White Sands International Film Festival, USA
2010 Connecticut Film Festival, USA
2010 DocMiami International Film Festival, USA
2010 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, USA
2010 Riverside International Film Festival, USA
2010 Carolina Film & Video Festival, USA
2010 Awareness Fest, USA
2010 World Music & Independent Film Festival, USA
2010 Docutah, Southern Utah Int. Documentary Film Festival, USA
2009 Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, USA
2009 chashama film festival, New York
2009 Paso Digital Film Festival, USA

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