Hosted by The Art of Dying Institute
Virtual
When
Sep 13, 7:00 PM EDT
Price
$10.00 USD per person
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One Spirit Learning Alliance & The Art of Dying Institute present The Last Ecstatic Days
Please join us for a special screening of The Last Ecstatic Days movie followed by a facilitated conversation with Jan Booth and Rev Antonia Armstrong.
Jan Booth has worked as a nurse for over 37 years within the intersection of quality of life and end of life, and she is deeply curious about what creates and sustains wellbeing throughout the human experience. Jan's current work is primarily as an end-of-life nurse, coach, and educator. She serves as faculty for the Art of Dying Institute’s integrative thanatology certificate program; and presents a wide variety of workshops on the transformative possibilities of end-of-life care. Additionally, Jan is the author of Re-Imagining the End-of-Life: Self-Development & Reflective Practices for Nurse Coaches, and one of the co-authors of Bold Spirit Caring for the Dying.
Rev Antonia Armstrong Stout is a wearer of many hats. As a graduate of One Spirit Interfaith/Interspiritual Seminary School she regularly holds ceremony. She also went through the Thanatology program and is a Death Doula/Midwife working with Sacred Crossings funeral home. She is the mother of 2 young ones and this is where her ministry gets the best workout.
Event Participants
Rev Antonia Armstrong
Death Doula & Interspiritual Minister
Jan Booth
Faculty, The Art of Dying Institute
About the film
Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he starts livestreaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die without fear. To do that, he needs to film his death.
Honoring Ethan's wish, his doctor Aditi Sethi transports him to an idyllic house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. What unfolds next is a story rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps a young man die with grace.
A sensory immersion into leaving the body, “The Last Ecstatic Days” reveals a man who will not let us forget him – even after he’s taken his final breath.
To support the film's impact campaign, please visit: https://givebutter.com/thelastecstaticdays
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 13m
Released
2024
Director
Scott Kirschenbaum
Producer
Scott Kirschenbaum, Prerana Thakurdesai, Hannah Fowler, Alex Harvey, Landon Maloney
Executive Producer
David Seidler, Gail Harris, Jessica Zitter, Tommy Pallotta
Writer
Ethan Sisser
Cast
Ethan Sisser, Aditi Sethi, Linda Rothman, Greg Lathrop, Brent Skidmore