Defining Hope (2017)
Defining Hope (2017)
We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home. Defining Hope follows these patients and others- and the nurses that guide them along the way- as they face death, embrace hope, and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living.

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Cast

Rudolph Bilotti Sr. Rudolph Bilotti Sr. As: Self
Berthold Cohen Berthold Cohen As: Self
Charlotte Cohen Charlotte Cohen As: Self
Carmen Hernandez Carmen Hernandez As: Self
Deborah LaFond Deborah LaFond As: Self - Nurse
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Storyline

We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home. Defining Hope follows these patients and others- and the nurses that guide them along the way- as they face death, embrace hope, and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living.


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Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 03 November 2017

Country: US

Runtime: 77m

Company Credits

Company: Carolyn Jones Productions

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Cast

Directed By

Lisa Frank

Lisa Frank

Assistant Director

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Director

Writing Credits

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Production Crew

Jeannie Patz Blaustein

Jeannie Patz Blaustein

Executive Producer

Lisa Frank

Lisa Frank

Producer

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Executive Producer

Kate Judge

Kate Judge

Executive Producer

Anna Rooney

Anna Rooney

Associate Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Jaka Vinšek

Jaka Vinšek

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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