This ground-breaking documentary is a deeply moving exploration of how ancient wisdom and modern science can converge to transform end-of-life care.
A film about death that is all about living. Can ancient medicines help us to reimagine our relationship to dying in a death-denying culture?
The doorway to death is the last great frontier in a human life. Intellectually, we all know our lives will end, and yet – in the Western world at least – we act as if death is a mirage, disappearing the closer we move towards it. Two doctors in Australia are using psilocybin to help ease the anguish of their patients at end-of-life, and the results they have seen are truly remarkable.
This visioning tool, like other plant medicines, is not new; it comes from ancient traditions.
The film opens on November 13 at with a special screening and live virtual Q&A. After the screening, director Lynette Wallworth will be joined by Dr Justin Dwyer, renowned St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne psychiatrist featured in the film, and Anna Lam, daughter of Rosslyn and William Lam and participant in the psilocybin trial, for a discussion giving audiences the chance to hear directly from those involved and ask questions via on-screen QR code (Slido).
Screening details:
Luna Leederville and Luna On SX
Thursday November 13
- Arrival:Â 3:45pm
- Film start:Â 4:00pm
- Q&A:Â 5:50pm (approx. 30 minutes)
- Finish:Â 6:20pm
