The Last Ecstatic Days

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

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.