The Last Ecstatic Days - Movie Screening

The Last Ecstatic Days “…courageous end-of-life chronicle, which overflows with compassion.” The Boston Globe 

Join us for a special evening - a cinematic journey about a young man  with brain cancer in search of community, and the hospice doctor who  gives up everything to honour his dying wish.

Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in  his hospital room.  When he starts livestreaming his death journey on  social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his  courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die  without fear.  To do that, he needs to film his death.

Honouring Ethan's wish, his doctor Aditi Sethi transports him to an  idyllic house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.  What unfolds next is a story rarely glimpsed: how a community of  strangers helps a young man die with grace.

A sensory immersion into leaving the body, “The Last Ecstatic Days”  reveals a man who will not let us forget him – even after he’s taken his  final breath.

Date: 25 September 2024

Time: 6.30pm-8pm

Film Running Time: 74 minutes

Venue: The Armidale Playhouse, 309 Beardy st, Armidale

Cost: $10

Tickets: click here 

Watch the trailer.  The Last Ecstatic Days reminds us that we have forgotten how to die. Aditi and Ethan can help  us remember. And ultimately, this resoundingly poignant, yet often  sweet, film transports you into your own depths to explore how you want  to die. And live.

This movie screening is a collaboration between the Progressive Cinema and the Highlands End-of-Life Project. Beverages and snacks available on the night.