Hosted by Compassionate Communities Australia
Virtual
When
Aug 11, 7:00 PM AEST
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Australia
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About the event
Compassionate Communities Australia is sponsoring a FREE online viewing of this film for up to 150 members of the community on Sunday August 11 at 7pm (AEST) / (5pm WST).
Compassionate Communities Australia supports communities to reclaim and own their central role in caring, dying and grieving. They actively promote the role of community based caregiving networks and our collective ability to engage with serious illness and death. For more information and to join us go to www.compassionatecommunities.au
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