Life and Death
Death eventually figures prominently for all. Facing death—and surviving—is the common thread running through a shorts program that presents nine insightful, moving and even uplifting views on the choices we make when face to face with mortality.
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Films in Program
Being an American Army drone operator seemed like a dream job to Rick, but there’s far more stress on his family life and conscience than he ever realized.
The intensity of night-patrol operations in the hostile jungle of East Timor, as seen through the eyes and mind of an Australian Infantry soldier.
In the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire, a woman tells of her calamitous past and the fateful decision she felt compelled by circumstance to make.
When their mother ends up in hospital from a failed suicide attempt, two sisters must deal with a strained personal relationship and differing ideas of familial commitment.
During a taxi ride, an immigrant driver tries to break through to his sullen passenger by telling of the tragic events that led him to flee Iraq during the war.
A drama that considers the very human notions of regret and the search for absolution at the end of a life… and the words we wished we’d said to our loved ones.
Forced to deal with her parents’ tragic death Marie retreats into a world of photographs in an effort to make time stand still.
Late in WWII, a German patrol gets shot at from a remote shack; the skirmish reveals much about the delusions of war and one victim’s unique way of standing his ground.
A daughter caring for an elderly mother who’s undergone chemotherapy is confronted with her impending death.