When Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she creates this raw, intimate story about hanging onto the people you love while preparing to let them go. Opens with short film: SHAMS.
In conjunction with this screening, we encourage you to join in a community discussion later this month:
Chosen Family & the Constellation of Support: A Community Conversation with INELDA
Wednesday, June 22, 7pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time
Following the theater and virtual screenings of PROGNOSIS - notes on living, join a free, virtual community conversation about the themes of the film including chosen family and the process of building and relying upon a community of support. The conversation will be led by Dr. Jamie Eaddy Chism and Kris Kington-Barker of INELDA, leaders in end-of-life care work in Connecticut, Ocean Philips & Bido Aguessy, and PROGNOSIS filmmakers.
Register for the Free, Virtual Event: https://inelda.org/prognosis-notes-on-living-out-film-ct
When Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she faces off with injustice as she always does – with her camera. With the help of her wife Nancy and their extended LGBTQ+ family, Chasnoff takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of living with cancer. What emerges is a raw, intimate portrait of shifting relationships and identities in this story about hanging onto the people you love while preparing to let them go.
- Year2021
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereConnecticut
- DirectorKate Stilley Steiner, Debra Chasnoff
When Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she creates this raw, intimate story about hanging onto the people you love while preparing to let them go. Opens with short film: SHAMS.
In conjunction with this screening, we encourage you to join in a community discussion later this month:
Chosen Family & the Constellation of Support: A Community Conversation with INELDA
Wednesday, June 22, 7pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time
Following the theater and virtual screenings of PROGNOSIS - notes on living, join a free, virtual community conversation about the themes of the film including chosen family and the process of building and relying upon a community of support. The conversation will be led by Dr. Jamie Eaddy Chism and Kris Kington-Barker of INELDA, leaders in end-of-life care work in Connecticut, Ocean Philips & Bido Aguessy, and PROGNOSIS filmmakers.
Register for the Free, Virtual Event: https://inelda.org/prognosis-notes-on-living-out-film-ct
When Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she faces off with injustice as she always does – with her camera. With the help of her wife Nancy and their extended LGBTQ+ family, Chasnoff takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of living with cancer. What emerges is a raw, intimate portrait of shifting relationships and identities in this story about hanging onto the people you love while preparing to let them go.
- Year2021
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereConnecticut
- DirectorKate Stilley Steiner, Debra Chasnoff