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Summary:

Who are you if you can't remember who you are? Quick Brown Fox explores the notion of how memories define us and how Alzheimer's can indiscriminately steal one's identity and family history. This gripping personal investigation into her mother's battle with Alzheimer?s disease combines a moving family journey with an insightful look at the science and politics of a disease that now affects more than 18 million people worldwide. Hedreen's uncompromising pursuit of possible causes and potential cures takes her from the copper mines of her mother?s childhood home in Butte, Montana to an Alzheimer's research center in Washington where she volunteers as a research subject with humorous and humbling results. An incisive political exploration of the dementia industry offers insight into the fickle politics of funding and recent controversies surrounding embryonic stem-cell research.

Contributors:

Hedreen, Ann

Thompson, Rustin

White Noise Productions (Firm)

Women Make Movies (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Alzheimer's disease — Personal narratives

Alzheimer's disease

Genres:

Documentary films

Personal narratives

System Details:

VHS.

Production Credits:

Directed by Ann Hedreen and Rustin Thompson.

General Notes:

Public performance rights included.
A White Noise Production.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (62 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 9878

OCLC Numbers:

56917169