This two-part documentary (CREATIVITY and THE ART OF CONNECTION) explores the vital role of the arts in human development across a lifetime. Shares stories of how music, dance, painting, poetry, and theater markedly improve well-being at both ends of life, and reveals the cutting-edge science behind this positive impact.

Showcasing some of the nation's most innovative and successful arts programs, plus the work of leading American educators and scientists, ARTS AND THE MIND illuminates:
- How the arts can improve children's school performance as well as keep our brains agile and sharp into old age.
- How teenagers find meaning and hope through poetry at Los Angeles' renowned Get Lit program.
- Why a leading Alzheimer's researcher advises that dance is the single most effective way to ward off dementia.
- How the arts help to heal children in hospitals and veterans with PTSD.


*Sub-titles in English