A Film About Everyday Miracles at the End of Life with Mike Kravinsky
This episode includes:
- The growing interest in feature films that focus on death and grief
- How nothing prepares a person for caring for a loved one at the end of life
- How this film accurately portrays family tension and conflict when dealing with end-of-life decisions
- The importance of having conversations about these decisions earlier during the end-of-life process
- How Mike turned real life experiences into a fictional movie
- What some end-of-life films get wrong about the dying process, which consists of a great deal of waiting and uncertainty
- How the film portrays the beauty of dying at home with hospice care
- How being present for the death of a loved one helps us with our own fears of death
- Why Nothing to Do would be a great choice for an end-of-life film night