"Hope is a Thief."

Kathleen has been preparing for her own death for over ten years when she first volunteered for hospice care. And quite uniquely, she is also a hospice volunteer. Even with a terminal illness she continues on with a buddhist-like sensibility- seeing her end as just another thing that happens - just like her dinner parties.

Since the shooting of this film, Kathleen has passed away.

This is one segment from the documentary film Lessons for the Living
lessonsforthelivingfilm.com

Contribute your own hospice story at
lessonsforthelivingstories.com

DIRECTOR Lily Henderson
CINEMATOGRAPHER Ed David (kittyguerrilla.com)
ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY Alex Mallis (analectfilms.com)
PRODUCER Leslie Koren / Shani Hashaviah (fantasiafilmsproductions.com)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Elisabeth Holm

WORKSHOPPED BY the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective
brooklynfilmmakerscollective.com