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The tour of the award-winning film, YOU ARE HERE, rambles on, and continues to draw praise from around the country...

LIVONIA, MI
A small gathering of professioanls from A Place For Mom viewed the film on June 18th.  "Really grips you," cheered one of the viewers. "It was so intense." Another commented that "There was a tension in every scene. It builds.  And it's such a relief when you finally find out."  "Great job. You have to get this out to everyone," said another guest. "Thanks for doing it."

PITTSBURGH, PA
Sponsored by Gray Elder Law and PRN Health Service, the showing in Oakmont was a big success.  Audience member and Nursing Care Practitioner Susanna Fussenegger said that after years of helping folks with memory impairment, the film helped her understand what it must be like "to 'come down' with the disease. Your point was well taken..." Another professional praised: "You captured the chaos in the family, the every day things that happen perfectly!" Several admitted to being struck and unable to forget the film's images. "Brilliant," said one film afficionado who was as taken by the message as he was by the presentation of the mystery.  "Remarkable accomplishment," added a long term care insurance executive. "I've had it in my family; I've been a caregiver three times. People have to know what's happening and this gets it all across beautifully," Ron Beyer of PRN commented.  "It was so moving." (Wendy Long, panel member with Solutions for Independence) "We're so thankful that you did this film and brought it us tonight.  This is so important to reach people this way." (Julian Gray, Gray Elder Law) "It was wonderful." (Julie Donovan, Ursuline Senior Services) More fans shared: "There's so much I can relate to in your film." / "Really impressive."/"So touching. Thank you."/"Wider audiences need to see this."

HAWTHORNE, NJ
Nearly 80 professionals and families, caregivers and the curious viewed a showing of YOU ARE HERE hosted on June 3rd by Van Dyk Park Place and applauded at the end. "You got me," joked Jaimie Cerritelli (ADC, CDP), who was fooled by the story's dramatic surprise and emotional wallop. "Very moving," said Felicia R. Serr, Activities Director for Bald Eagle Commons in West Milford. "Really incredible film," Todd Aronson, Executive Director at Van Dyk added. "I can't get over it. Your film is just amazing. What acting jobs.  It was so realistic," Robin Smith, Director of Communications added. "People, especially families that might be having trouble accepting what's going on with their loved one, have to see this.  You have to get this out to everyone!"
"I knew I had to show this film," Lauren R, driving force for the event (A Van Dyk Park Place RN and Alzheimer's Coordinator) told the audience after the showing. "It hits so many places and reaches people on a unique level and in an altogether different way than the stories are usually told on this subject." We thank our new friends at Van Dyk for a terrific, fun, entertaining and enlightening afternoon.

JACKSON AND LANSING, MI
Small showings were conducted on May 11 and May 21 for professionals and legislators, who were uniformly touched and impressed. Representative Betty Cook Scott remarked that first responders need to see the film as part of formal training, which is of course part of our campaign these days.

REDFORD, MI
Another small showing elicited more praise, this from an official for A Place For Mom: "Wow. You did it.  That was really moving. I can relate to so much of it. This would be a great film to use for training officials and those in corporations to better understand the needs of the people they encounter." We aagree and we're working toward finding our way in to do that very important training with the film.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL
A small, well attended showing the next day, March 19, was held at the Arden Court with dinner, which we're told went well.  Lots of questions and help given.

DELRAY BEACH, FL
An effective showing was held March 18 to a gathering of 70 or so for Arden-Manor Care in Delray. Professionals on the panel (we're told) thought the film was an accurate depiction and referenced the film's scenes in their remarks to the audience. For the first time, writer, director Tim Jeffrey could not attend, and the hosts confessed later that they had inadvertently given the plot away beforehand. Not a great idea, but attendees were moved to ask questions and get help, so we're happy with the outcome.

GROSSE POINTE, MI
"I can't believe that intricate story, the dialogue, the characters, the realism, the way it all fell together," raved Liz Aiken of WMTV 5 who had interviewed Tim Jeffrey a few days before and attended out of curiosity. "I still can't get over it. What a film! It was so powerful!" Another guest wrote later: "Bravo! We thought the movie was well done and sent the message that... (this) is not just an old person's disease."
Applauding (as most audiences do, we are honored to say) at the end, attendees asked questions about the making of YOU ARE HERE, and inquired about Alzheimer's, its progress, signs, and how to help loved ones who are only beginning to show signs. We had the honor this time of hosting some of the principlal players: Lizzy Chamberlain (Mimi), Kim Brooks (her sister, Jesse), and Bob Reynolds (Dr. Neitman), all of whom took a bow. Producer and actress Beverly Jeffrey (Bank Executive) took the podium before introducing the panel and thanked, as we do again here, Quality Home Health Care, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and Comfort Care in the Grosse Pointe area, as well as Beaumont Hospital.  We want to express special thanks here to Kristine Korpal, RN,* who stepped in to lend clarity on medical issues for the audience at the last second when a geriatric physician was unable to come. Another great night in touching the uninitiated, and offering a network of caring supporters to overmatched caregivers seeking help.
* Check out Kristine's remarkable annual bicycling event at mindovermatter2009.com, which raises funds for the Alzheimer's cause and greater awareness in the general public. She has been an inspriation to thousands and we are in her debt, and now included in her extended family of admirers and loyal friends.

PHOENIX, AZ
Karen Wellert of Adultcare Assistance and Banner Institute sponsored an afternoon showing that was unfortunately cut short by technical problems, and still the audience applauded what they had seen.  But the audience spent the time instead asking questions of author and geriatric authority Marwan Sabbagh, M.D., who marveled at "the film's realistic portrayal of the confusion I encounter with my patients here in Sun City all the time and that some of you have seen." Attendees bought DVD copies and expressed their desires to have us return. Another showing is being scheduled for late March, hosted again by Banner again.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA
"Thank you for this movie," said one audience member afterward. Tim was asked about his mother, for whom the film was dedicated. Attendees enthusiastically expressed the desire to bring more to the showing in Williamsburg, tentatively planned for March. "Now that I've seen this," said November 15th's sponsor Jim Janicki of Warwick Forest of the Riverside Hospital System, "I'm really excited about telling everyone. " "I enjoyed this even more this time, and I thoiught it was terrific that first time," raved Gino Colombara of the Easter Virginia Alzheimer's Assocation, sponsors of shows in Virginia Beach and Norfolk.

ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
Nearly 200 professionals, students and members of the community attended a rare daytime showing of YOU ARE HERE on November 12, presented as the main attraction for the annual Englewood Hospital Conference. "Astonishing how you captured that," said one guest. Dr. Steven Samuels, again a principle on the panel, quizzed the audience and students in particular about how many clues they were able to catch in Jeffrey's subtle, intriguing and shocking mystery. JoAnn Venezia, Program Director, Behavioral Health Services, marveled: "Ever since I saw this weeks ago, I can't get it out of my head. Things come up in the day and there's the movie again." "It makes you think, said one of the staff psychiatrists.  "I was really frustrated," said another high ranking psychiatrist at the hospital. "Then I realized whose eyes I was seeing the story through and it made sense." The lively give and take with the panel went on for an hour and more, with audience members sticking around after to discuss with the writer, director and producer. Jeffrey answered for the first time why he chose the title. Some written comments from attendees later:
"Excellent film. Should be mandatory viewing for
health care workers dealing with the geriatric population."
"...poignant and informative..."
"...the film put the viewer in the shoes of the main character...unique point of view."
"...opened my eyes."
"Great film for educating the public and even the staff."
"Very touching."
"...gave me a broader sense of understanding..."
"Excellent. I cried during the movie. Please show to everyone you can!"
"I loved it!"
"I was very drawn into this...I learned a lot about the psychosocial and pysiological aspects (and) I was able to relate to what was happening..."
"Excellent teaching tool."

GAYLORD, MI
A solid reception in this small town where folks stuck around and asked questions of Tendercare sponsor Laura Nash and other professionals who had come to help out with the deeply moved guests, some of whom had stories to tell about Alzheimer's in their own families. "Thank you for this," said one attendee. "Really amazing," "Wow," and "Really makes you think," were other comments.

KALAMAZOO, MI
A small group of fans turned out, most from the field of Alzheimer's care to support the cause. All were touched and several requested the film's return in 2010.

ANN ARBOR
October 11: Audience members described the film as "really moving," and mentioned its "ability to put you in (the protagonists') place..." A professor in psychiatry at the University of Michigan commented on the Jeffrey's "brilliant management in getting across the multiplicity of selves between the characters, how they interact..."

LOWELL AND JACKSON, MI
Attendees went on about the shock and relief they experienced in watching Mimi's descent and the sudden turn of events. In the panel afterward at Jackson, Highland's Mike McElroy was helpful in advising families of Alzheimer's patients on where to get help.  "Really amazing movie," several commented.

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN!

We were notified a week or two after the Lake Michigan Film Festival that YOU ARE HERE was named the Audience Favorite in the Feature Film category. One fan said the surprise ending "hit me like a punch between the eyes: I didn't know what to think at first." Said another, "I've never seen anything like this." "It's overwhelming," said a student from MSU. "This should be a on national TV."  We're trying. In the meanwhile, we are honored and want to thank the festival for having invited us.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN!

Audiences again lauded the performances, story and emotional impact of YOU ARE HERE, several commenting "the world needs to see this," and others gushing: "I want to tell people about this. This is an important film." One woman, overcome commenting that it helped her in her current situation, added: "It's such an amazing film. You did a tremendous job."  Professor of Neurology and Lucile Groff Chair of Neurology for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders and Associate Director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., complimented the film for accurately portraying the palpably frustrating experience of losing control. This was echoed by Dr. Keith Tobin, Family Practice Physician from Livonia, who is a past panel spaker for other showings of YOU ARE HERE, saying the effects on the family and especially the caregiver are key to getting help, which he said the film makes clear.

A record setting attendance of field professionals for the 22nd Bryan Alzheimer's Research Center Conference at Duke was the latest event to feature "You Are Here," in Durham, N.C. After the showing, organizations lined up to book the film for their own towns and organizational events in the coming year. "Really great film," enthused several individuals. "You really did a wonderful job." More shows will now follow in Washington, D.C., the Carolinas, Richmond and Williamsburg, VA.

Showing at the EMagine