DIA DE LOS MUERTOS – DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT DYING

SPONSORED BY END OF LIFE OPTIONS VOLUNTEERS.

FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC (SUGGESTED FOR THOSE OVER 14)

10 am   How to Die in Oregon. 2011.  NOT RATED

This documentary explores real life responses to Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act,” the first law in the U.S. to allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to the terminally ill. A middle-aged woman with terminal liver cancer, prepares to take her own life, while another cancer patient decides to suffer through his illness even though death is just as certain for him. Others grapple with choosing their own course of action, and one man decides to hold a “death party.”

12 pm   Dying Wish  2008.   NOT RATED 

The story of Michael Miller, 80 year-old retired surgeon, with end=stage pancreatic cancer who chose to stop eating and drinking to hasten and ease his death 

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             How I Made Friends with Reality  2018.  NOT RATED  

With her signature wit and wisdom, Emily Levine meets her ultimate challenge as a comedian/philosopher: she makes dying funny.  In this personal talk, she takes us on her journey to make friends with reality. 

1 pm     When My Time Comes. 2021.  RATED TV-14

Spurred on by the death of her husband, Diane Rehm crosses the country to take an in-depth look at medical aid in dying. She speaks to people on all sides of the issue, uncovering the pros and cons, and the facts and the myths surrounding this controversial practice.  

2 pm     Jack Has a Plan. 2022.   NOT RATED

When Jack, a man with a terminal brain tumor,  decides to end his life, his family and friends struggle to accept his decision. Jack’s best friend documents his three-year quest to die a happy man.