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Summary:

This film follows physician/filmmaker Maren Monsen and hospice social worker Jim Brigham as they visit some of his terminally ill clients. All are laying the groundwork for their imminent deaths, negotiating in advance whether or not they want to be resuscitated, what comfort measures will be taken, and whether to go to a hospital or die at home. Brigham shares the story of his wife Cay's prolonged death from multiple sclerosis and explains how that experience affected the way he views the end of life. Physician Monsen explores how to meet the needs of the dying and their families and looks at the choices involved in treating what has no cure with the right balance of technology, compassion and care.

Contributors:

Grainger-Monsen, Maren , film director, film producer, screenwriter

Crawford, Olivia , screenwriter

Brigham, Jim , on-screen participant

Monsen Media (Firm)

Icarus Films

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Right to die — Decision making

Death — Psychological aspects

Life and death, Power over

Brigham, Cay

Physician and patient — Psychological aspects

Terminal care — Psychological aspects

Hospice care

Volunteer workers in terminal care

Medical technology — Decision making

Terminally ill.

Right to die

Death

Physician and patient

Terminal care

Medical technology

Decision making

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Internet videos

Online media

System Details:

Digital format: System requirements: Adobe Flash or equivalent.

Performers:

Social worker: Jim Brigham.

Production Credits:

Editors, Yasha Aginsky, Dawn Logsdon ; cinematographers, Donald Matthew Smith, Fawn Yacker, Wah Hom Chan ; music by Davka.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally produced by: Monsen, Media, ©1997; previously released in 1998.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 7, 2017).
Public performance rights included.
Institutional Streaming Licenses permit screening on the Unified Campus to a group only when no admission is charged and there is no advertising outside the learning community.

Audience:

Grades: 11 and up.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (52 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Docuseek2: if-vline

OCLC Numbers:

780142468

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: doc00001187