The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Other Side” — a bonus film in our ‘Heartful Living, Gentle Dying’ film series — on Thursday, July 17 at 4:00 at the Mary Fisher Theatre.
This special premiere of “Other Side” will be followed by a zoom Q&A with co-directors Heather Hogan and Carter Oakley.
Death is inevitable, suffering may be optional.
After three separate cancer diagnoses, and undergoing nauseating and difficult treatment for each one, Connecticut-based activist Lynda Bluestein set her sights on medical aid in dying.
This compassionate end-of-life option was not available in her home state, so she filed a lawsuit against the state of Vermont to gain access to their Death With Dignity law, Act 39 – and she won.
A rich portrait of a fearless activist, matriarch, and fallible human, this feature documentary follows Lynda and her family over the course of a year as they navigate life and prepare for her inevitable death. But will her life end the way she intends it to?