There are plenty of videos available online at resource sites and youtube that provide information on dementia or share patient and caregiver experiences and thoughts. Here are some select ones, including clips in Indian languages:
- Pictorial education on dementia, an India-based presentation by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group
- Interview of a dementia caregiver in India, recorded in Bangalore in June 2009
- Dementia Awareness: A New Story, an India-based short clip in Hindi and English
- Walking Down Memory Lane, an India-based film on Alzheimer’s by Dignity Foundation
- Kal Ki Baat, a five-part film on Alzheimer’s, available in Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s presentation – in English and Marathi
- The HBO Alzheimer’s Project streamed videos
- Going Home, a video showing the confusion and wandering of a dementia patient
- My Name is Lisa, a video on the impact of a mother’s Alzheimer’s on a thirteen-year-old girl
- Others
Pictorial education on dementia, by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group: An excellent presentation that depicts the impact of dementia on the patient and family. This presentation uses an Indian setting. If the slideworld player does not load, or if you prefer seeing it directly on slideworld, click on this link to see it on slideworld.
Interview of a dementia caregiver in India An interview of caregiver Swapna Kishore recorded in Bangalore in June 2009
Swapna Kishore also blogs about her dementia care experiences and thoughts.
(If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
Dementia Awareness: A New Story An India-based short clip in Hindi and English
Hindi version. Use this link to view it on youtube, or click the play button below.
English version
(If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
Walking Down Memory Lane, an India-based film on Alzheimer’s by Dignity Foundation
(If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
Kal Ki Baat, a five-part Hindi film on Alzheimer’s from Alzheimer’s Society.
Check below for the film in Hindi. If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
The first part is here:
This movie is also available in Punjabi (click here to see the first part of the Punjabi film on youtube) and in Urdu (click here to see the first part of the Urdu film on youtube)
Dementia and Alzheimer’s presentation This English and Marathi presentation can be viewed using the player below. If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the presentation.
This project can be found at: http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/index.html and has a lot of very interesting material. There are many video clips that can be streamed for viewing. Of particular interest here are: Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?, The Memory Loss Tapes, and Caregivers
Going Home: A prize-winning video showing the confusion and wandering of a dementia patient
(If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
My name is Lisa: A prize-winning video on the impact of a mother’s Alzheimer’s on a thirteen-year-old girl, very sensitively made.
(If the youtube player does not load, or you prefer watching it directly on youtube, click here to watch the film.)
Interviews of family and friends of dementia patients are available here: here
