Oliver Sacks – The Music Never Stopped

  • The Music Never Stopped

    Based on Oliver Sacks’ essay The Last Hippie, the film tells the father-son relationship between Henry Sawyer (J.K. Simmons) and his son, Gabriel (Lou Taylor Pucci), who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. Henry, with his son unable to shed light on their strained relationship, must connect with him through music.

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  • 11 Beautiful Oliver Sacks Quotes That Capture the The Power of Music

    “Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”

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    As Oliver Sacks observes the mind through music, his belief in a science of empathy takes on new dimension.

    photo via Doron Gild

    On the move,the Brain and the Heart of Oliver Sacks