by Will I Be Next | Nov 17, 2018 | Film News
A work-in-progress of our film about the human research heroes of an Alzheimer’s study was screened and discussed at KTQ Labs in Chicago at the end of October. This opportunity, hosted by Kartemquin Films, the makers of Hoop Dreams and America to Me, in addition to...
by Will I Be Next | Oct 30, 2018 | Film News
Imagine blowing out 80 birthday cake candles and still having remarkable memory power. For most of us, that may sound too good to be true—as we struggle to remember if we took our vitamins a minute ago. But participants at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research...
by Will I Be Next | Sep 17, 2018 | Film News
On a beautiful summer day in late August, 2018, I stood on a hill overlooking Moon Beach Camp located near St. Germaine, Wisconsin. With me was a person I’d just met, a local pastor of two small churches who had agreed to volunteer for what I believe was the first...
by Will I Be Next | Aug 10, 2018 | Film News
Science is not solitary. The image of a lone researcher working late into the night in the lab doesn’t come close to capturing how scientific progress is made. Dedicated scientists, money, and time are all important, but amid public uncertainty over scientific...
by Will I Be Next | Jun 20, 2018 | Film News
10,000 steps a day. Just Do It. Move, move, move… “I feel like I’m on a personal race against the onset of Alzheimer’s,” says Sigrid, one of the characters in Will I Be Next? Sigrid’s on a mission to stay ahead of the disease through healthy eating and exercise. As a...
by Will I Be Next | Apr 20, 2018 | Film News
I’m in a long-term study on Alzheimer’s disease that is attempting to unlock the door to what exactly causes the disease and how to prevent it. Every two years the researchers hold meetings in various locations to provide research participants an update on what...