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The Last Ecstatic Days

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Ethan Sisser, a young man afflicted with brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he begins live-streaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join him and celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more -- to teach the world how to die. To honor his final wish of filming his death, his doctor, Aditi Sethi, transports him to a quiet house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. What unfolds next is a story that's rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps an unhoused man die on his own terms. 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.

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Synopsis Ethan Sisser, a young man afflicted with brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he begins live-streaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join him and celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more -- to teach the world how to die. To honor his final wish of filming his death, his doctor, Aditi Sethi, transports him to a quiet house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. What unfolds next is a story that's rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps an unhoused man die on his own terms. 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.
Director
Scott Kirschenbaum
Producer
Scott Kirschenbaum, Hannah Fowler, Prerana Thakurdesai, Alex Harvey
Production Co
Short Trip Pictures, Shaking Hands Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 15m