| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 74 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
Playing time: 71 min. |
| Note |
In Process Record. |
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Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2013. |
| Summary |
Set against the stunning backdrop of the industrial seaside town of Port Kembla, a feisty and resilient community group have determined to take back the responsibility that most of us leave to someone else - to care for their own dead. Scattered throughout are stories that cut to the core revealing why this small band have decided to take on a practice that for most is taboo. As their plans for community-based funerals gather momentum one of their own is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The films offers an alternative model of end of life care challenging current medial and commercial establishments. TENDER is at once a heartbreakingly beautiful and beautifully funny glimpse of an extraordinary community taking on one of the most essential challenges of human life... its end. Possibly the cheekiest and most life-affirming documentary on the concept of death and dying since Errol Morris' 'Gates of Heaven' - VarietyA film about dying that is all about living. Tender, and funny, and deeply moving. - Andrew Denton, Australian television producer |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In: English |
| Indexed Term |
Medicine |
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Nursing |
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Religion & Philosophy |
| Added Author |
Wallworth, Lynnette, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1142512 Kanopy |
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