". . .a primer for exploration into the unknown,
scary territory that beckons to us all." — Merijane Block, Cancer Support Group Facilitator
Facing Death,trailer, 2009
Stunned by the loss of both her parents and by the lack of cultural
dialogue, the filmmaker turns the camera on herself and four wise souls
to explore the personal and spiritual possibilities of facing death with open eyes.
People in the film
Robin Inman
Newly divorced, ready to set the world on fire in her forties,
she is struck out-of-the-blue by a rare and incurable disease that
can kill her at any time.
Tighe Foley
Young, beautiful and living in the Castro, he tests positive
for the Virus. He tries the new drugs, the new therapies, the
new Yoga positions, but after eight years, he's had enough.
Rick Fields
Author of several books on Zen Buddhism and editor of Yoga Journal,
he has his spiritual practice put to the test when he is
diagnosed with lung cancer.
Ram Dass
An accomplished public speaker, author and modern pioneer of
conscious dying, he finds his life drastically changed when a
stroke damages the speech center of his brain and leaves him
partially paralyzed.