There’s Nothing Like Boys of Summer
What Happened at the World Premiere of Third Base Surprised Even Us We knew people were excited about the world premiere of Boys of Summer: Third Base at the World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix. We did not expect what happened next. The line to get in snaked across the conference floor. Some knew about the first three films, others were coming in blank. When the doors opened, the seats were quickly filled. The spillover audience lined the walls. Others sat on the floor. By the time the lights…
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Dr. Robert Cochrane is a graduate of UNLV's Integrated Health Sciences department. He's researching the effect of improvisation and storytelling on Parkinson’s disease. He received grants from the Parkinson's Foundation and support from the Davis Phinney Foundation along the way. He is a popular, unique and high energy Keynote speaker, bringing joy, optimism and practical tools for people in the PD community to thrive today.
He has a background in filmmaking, with the Artisan Entertainment release, The Playaz Court, and two Stephen King-based short films among his credits. His father, Dan, was diagnosed with PD in 2001, which shifted Robert’s artistic lens to health. He made his first documentary, the award-winning Boys of Summer in 2004. There are two follow up films in the series with the fourth film coming in 2023.
He moved his family back to Walnut Creek, CA, where he grew up. He lives there with his beautiful wife, two teenagers who are, indeed, "all that" and is a proud care partner for his amazing parents.
