Death and the joy of being fully alive
This Canadian documentary is a poetic, compelling, surprising and even funny exploration of one's relationship to the life we live being ever connected to the death we will die.
The filmmaker follows his old friend, Stephen Jenkinson, a social worker and clinical care worker who has been the companion to hundreds, maybe thousands of people on their death beds, and their families. The film is like being given permission to tag along with these two men as they explore how to live fully, by making their awareness of the end of their lives ever-present, instead of ignored or shunned.
It's a film that invites you to look at the end of your own life, to acknowledge that it will end. As Stephen says, "Death and the Love of Life are clinking their glasses and toasting you!"
Beautifully shot, gently paced, thoughtful and emotional. A deep experience that I highly recommend. It makes me want to pay attention and love every moment I live.
Facing death of a loved one
Why are we afraid to embrace death? Stephen Jenkinson is a beautiful soul, his information and wisdom has entered my life at the right time! I am a caregiver to my 31 year old son with stage IV colon cancer. What I am learning is that I want myself and everybody who love's him to honor his death as we did his birth.
Insightful, Healing and Deep
It is hard to write a review after watching this movie. The depth and beauty is incredible. This movie should be shown in elementary schools. How one's life would be changed by watching this movie... One of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen...
I plan to watch it again several times. Incredible gems of wisdom throughout, for example, you do not really love marriage until you can also love the death of the marriage. . . .
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