Searching For Meaning
Synopsis
The documentary was made in the wake of the director's own loss of his mother, who in her last days of life received very poor palliative care by the hospital.
The film is aimed to raise awareness around palliative care and end of life care, and covers interviews from a number of UK leading experts in palliative care. The film also takes great care not to leave out the story of those directly in receipt of palliative care. Unlike others films on this subject, the director's primary narrative aim is not to have a film about dying but instead have a film that looks at how to live life to the best until those final days.
SEARCHING FOR MEANING is a collage of education and thoughtfully blended aspects from what is a heartfelt story of a lady who even in the face of death, continues to demonstrate incredible courage by living life to the max. The director is also himself in receipt of palliative care and it's that emotional connection with the subject matter which is truly apparent in this film.
http://www.searchingformeaning.org.uk
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 83 mins
- Format
- Filmed in 4k. Downscaled to 1080p
- Director
- Jean-Francois Rodrigues
- Producer
- Jean-Francois Rodrigues
- Co-Producer
- Adnan Raja
- Executive Producer
- Louie Silkoff, Christian Shulz-Quach
- Editor
- Jean-Francois Rodrigues
- Screenwriter
- Malachi Howe and JF Rodrigues
- Director of Photography
- Jean-Francois Rodrigues
- Sound
- Kieran Simpson and Peter Milker
- Music
- Artlist
- Principal Cast
- Laura Bashford, Peter Bashford, Charlotte Cutter
- Further Notes
- Give Back Documentary Productions is a nonprofit organisation that has created this film solely for the purpose of having the importance of palliative care raised in the consciousness of the viewing public. The director has funded this project himself so that it can remain free for all to watch. The film is not being sold but instead is currently being screened 12 times across the UK mostly during Dying Matters week 2019.
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 29th August 2019
