dondelmundo
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Many fear death for a variety of reasons, among them unfamiliarity with this natural process. Probably only a very few of the population have seen a person die, or have seen a dead body apart from a formal funeral.
A relatively healthy 62 year old cancer patient with book and award winning screenplay and short story writing experience and his Hospice Nurse daughter are looking for a partnership with a documentary filmmaker. The project is long-term and will document the process of living as normally as possible up to the dying day. You don't need to be on-scene every day to participate.
This project will NOT be a "poor pitiful me" ego-fest but will present the dying process with as much good humor and objectivity as possible.
The educational aspect of the film will include filming the actual death and the role of the caregiver up to and including the terminal breath. This is a very sensitive subject and cannot be sensationalized. If you're squeamish we'll get you comfortable with the concept in a very short time.
Principals will provide an outline and will do much of the scripting and filming. The majority of dialogue will be spontaneous, not scripted. We're very open in our communication so there won't be any awkward "secrets" held from each other.
We need technical guidance and the specialized equipment needed to film our ongoing conversations. You will be responsible for the final edit because my death will end my active involvement, which is the point of the whole project; to show how peaceful and fear-free death can be.
If this piques your interest and you want to provide a public service while investing your time and talent in a potentially lucrative project that will have a long shelf life please e-mail me at [email protected]. The market for this film should be huge. After all, everyone dies at some point, and many might want to see how it goes.
I'm in the Dallas, Texas area.
Thanks for reading this loooong note.
Don
A relatively healthy 62 year old cancer patient with book and award winning screenplay and short story writing experience and his Hospice Nurse daughter are looking for a partnership with a documentary filmmaker. The project is long-term and will document the process of living as normally as possible up to the dying day. You don't need to be on-scene every day to participate.
This project will NOT be a "poor pitiful me" ego-fest but will present the dying process with as much good humor and objectivity as possible.
The educational aspect of the film will include filming the actual death and the role of the caregiver up to and including the terminal breath. This is a very sensitive subject and cannot be sensationalized. If you're squeamish we'll get you comfortable with the concept in a very short time.
Principals will provide an outline and will do much of the scripting and filming. The majority of dialogue will be spontaneous, not scripted. We're very open in our communication so there won't be any awkward "secrets" held from each other.
We need technical guidance and the specialized equipment needed to film our ongoing conversations. You will be responsible for the final edit because my death will end my active involvement, which is the point of the whole project; to show how peaceful and fear-free death can be.
If this piques your interest and you want to provide a public service while investing your time and talent in a potentially lucrative project that will have a long shelf life please e-mail me at [email protected]. The market for this film should be huge. After all, everyone dies at some point, and many might want to see how it goes.
I'm in the Dallas, Texas area.
Thanks for reading this loooong note.
Don
