If you had 5 months to live, what would matter most?

With a prognosis of less than 6 months to live, Jeremy Spinak urgently sets out to document for his children who he is, what he has achieved and what has given his life meaning. What matters most in life is crystallised as he faces everything he has to lose. As universal as death is, it is only when staring into its face, that the meaning of life becomes apparent.

Talking Sticks, along with the film's director Mitzi Goldman & Jessie Williams, CEO of The Groundswell Project, invite you to join us for this impactful film experience followed by an intimate post screening conversation between Mitzi Goldman, Jessie Williams and Mel Greblo.

Jeremy’s story, this film and our conversation are a clarion call to meaning and meaning-making. An invitation into the chrysalis, into harnessing the significance of our insignificance in this short, wild and precious time we call life.

About Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams CEO of The GroundSwell project and is responsible for driving the growth and partnerships for social impact around end of life and supports the delivery of all our major projects and programs. She has been with GroundSwell since 2012.

After losing her first born son in 2006, she experienced post traumatic growth thanks to her community. Her passion with the GroundSwell Project keeps her up at night and she invites everyone to be a part of the collective change around death and dying in Australia.

About Dr. Mitzi Goldman

Dr. Mitzi Goldman is the CEO of the Documentary Australia Foundation and has been a documentary filmmaker for over 25 years. Mitzi’s most recent credits include: Night Parrot Stories (producer, 2016), Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation (producer, 2015), Love and Sex in the Age of Pornography (director/co-producer, 2013) and A Common Purpose (director/producer, 2011). Her production company is Looking Glass Pictures. Mitzi was Co-Head of Documentary at AFTRS (2002-2008) and she served for six years on the board of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), acting as co-chair the final two years. Mitzi also has a PhD in cultural studies from Murdoch University, Western Australia.

About Mel Greblo
Mel Greblo founded Talking Sticks back in 2015 with a deep respect for, and connection to First Nations Country, culture, and story. Since then, Talking Sticks has hosted international leaders, engaged over 7,000 people in self-leadership development through poetry, better business practices, ritual, story, art and music. Steeped in a social ecology philosophy and framework Talking Sticks offers pathways to renew our own inner lives in order to renew the external world around us.