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.

Honoring 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.

A vibrant tender cine-poem, a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia. Made over 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an encounter between mother and daughter that blooms into an affectionate portrait of love, care, and a relationship transformed.

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The setting is the fictitious small Colorado city of Holt, where Louis Waters, a widower, and Addie Moore, a widow, have been neighbors for decades but hardly know each other. One night, Addie visits Louis to suggest they spend the night together, non-sexually, to counter their loneliness. Although Louis is initially somewhat hesitant, he soon agrees and they start spending their evenings and nights at Addie's house.

James "Jimmy" Keene has turned to a life of crime, until he is arrested as part of a wider sting called Operation Snowplow. Once a promising young football star who was offered several college football scholarships; instead he decided to stay in the Chicago area to be close to his thriving business. He accepted a plea deal which he believed to be five years, released with parole after four years. However, in the conspiracy, he was enhanced with possession of a number of illegally held firearms and was sentenced to ten years without parole.

In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21, Hawking learns that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this -- and with Jane at his side -- he begins an ambitious study of time, of which he has very little left, according to his doctor. He and Jane defy terrible odds and break new ground in the fields of medicine and science, achieving more than either could hope to imagine.

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.

A total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of Alzheimer’s disease, You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t is the first documentary filmed exclusively in an Alzheimer’s care unit, told from the perspective of someone suffering from the disease.

Join us for our September Good Death Book Club Meeting. The book selection is The Grace in Dying by Kathllen D. Singh.

Please join us for food, drinks and live music as we celebrate our amazing volunteers.

Join us for our July Book Club meeting as we discuss “The Book of Two Ways.”

Please join us for this special event to honor our mothers who are no longer here but remain with us in spirit.

Moving away from the idea that grief is a problem that needs to be “fixed,” Speaking Grief validates the experience of grievers and guides those wishing to support them.

We would love for you to join us at the Homer Theatre on April 13th @ 6PM for the film Lucky. It's an inspiring story about a 90-year-old man searching for enlightenment and coming to terms with his own mortality. It's sure to be a great film, and it's all for a great cause. Admission is by donation, and all proceeds go to support Hospice of Homer. We hope to see you there!

This club is created for readers to have a conversation about death. Readers will read death positive books centered around rethinking our thoughts of end of life and what makes a good death.

We hope you can join us for a screening of the heart-warming and inspiring film "Me Before You" at the Homer Theatre. Doors open at 6PM, so come early to get the best seats. We look forward to seeing you there! Admission by donation.

Volunteering is an amazing way to make a difference in your local community and our Volunteer Training is sure to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to get started. We'll be offering everything you need to know about volunteering on Saturday, February 4th at 9:00 AM. Refreshments will be provided, so don't miss out on this opportunity to get involved and help make a positive impact! We hope to see you there!

Spaghetti feed and silent auction

Join Dementia Educator Debbie Chulick for a discussion about The Invisible Diagnosis and Disabilities of dementia.