The George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers, Inc.® in a unique collaboration with award-winning Speculative Films, are proud to announce the release of “Town Square: A Documentary Film About Recreating the Past to Reclaim the Present.”
Town Square is a 30-minute documentary that follows our CEO, Scott Tarde, as he embarks on an ambitious project to revolutionize Alzheimer’s care. His vision: Town Square®, a meticulously crafted 1950s replica town designed to spark lost memories in dementia patients. As Scott navigates financial hurdles and construction challenges, families grapple with the daily realities of memory loss. As Town Square® evolves, so do the participants and their caregivers.
Brett Marty
Director & Producer
Brett Marty started as a commercial director and made the transition to long-form filmmaking with a handful of documentary projects and his narrative directorial debut: YOUTH, which is currently being developed as a full-length feature. Before advertising – where he has directed over 75 pieces for over 50 companies – Brett worked as a documentary film editor. In previous lives, he studied ceramic sculpture at UC Berkeley, drove an old Buick from San Francisco to the tip of South America, and works as a photojournalist on the campaign trail during presidential elections.
Josh Izenberg
Director & Producer
Josh Izenberg is a director, producer, and writer based in Oakland, California. He directed his first low-budget feature in the mountains of Appalachia and has since worked on documentary projects covering surfing veterans and Peruvian drug rehab. His short documentary, SLOMO, won over a dozen awards, including best short documentary at SXSW and the IDA award. It premiered as a New York Times Op-Doc. Josh hails from Michigan and is proud to have been, at different times, a cab driver, a carpenter, and a fishmonger.
Scenes from the trailer below. Click HERE to view it.
Click HERE to learn more about Speculative Films and the creation of the documentary.
Click HERE to learn how you can showcase Town Square at your place of business!
Town Square has been shown at the Film Festivals below with more to come!
