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Centre gains funding to co-produce film script on awareness and dementia

A project aiming to develop a feature film exploring self-awareness in dementia has been funded by the UCL Knowledge Exchange Fund. UCL’s Dr Steve Fleming (Head of Metacognition Team),  Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging and Dr Jonathan Huntley, Division of Psychiatry will partner with Dura Films award winning film makers Will Robinson and Ed Christmas to co-develop a film script with people with Alzheimer’s and those that care for people with Alzheimer’s. The project aims to accurately depict what it is like to live with Alzheimer’s through a series of workshops inviting people to share their stories.

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