by Will I Be Next | Feb 19, 2019 | Film News
At Mom’s 90th birthday party, when asked to say a few words, she ended her comments with the thought, “I’m especially glad that I know I am me.” Mom’s struggle with dementia was escalating and this was her declarative statement that she...
by Will I Be Next | Jan 19, 2019 | Film News
Happy New Year! 2018 was abundant with creative editing as we shaped the film into its unique story. In the process, we sought feedback from talented people in the documentary world, including filmmakers at KTQ Labs and consulting editors and producers. One of the...
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...