Film Showing: SPARK – Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia

Join us on Thursday, October 10th, from 3:00 – 4:30 PM for a special showing of the film SPARK, a 45-minute educational adaptation of Robin’s Wish, offered through the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA). Following the film, we will hold a panel discussion about LBD, including topics about detection, diagnosis, and quality care management.

In the 2 years preceding Robin Williams’s death, Robin and Susan Schneider Williams were on a quest: to seek the truth about inexplicable changes Robin was experiencing. Tragically, Robin never learned his truth, but Susan finally got their answer. The unknown enemy that had plagued their life came in a coroner’s report months after Robin’s death; it was called dementia with Lewy bodies, one of two diagnoses under the Lewy body dementia umbrella (LBD). Armed with this knowledge, Susan Schneider Williams has passionately and lovingly devoted her efforts to share their story and raise awareness about LBD through two films: Robin’s Wish, the first documentary about someone with Lewy body dementia, was released nationally on September 1, 2020; and SPARK, a 45-minute educational adaptation of Robin’s Wish, offered through the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA). The production of SPARK was made possible by funding from ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.