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Ce long métrage documentaire saisissant suit Stephen Jenkinson, alias l’Ange de la mort, qui accompagne des personnes mourantes. Son message? « On ne doit pas nier ou fuir la mort, mais plutôt s'en faire une amie. » Un portrait bouleversant porteur d’une réflexion profonde sur le décès et le deuil, mais aussi sur la vie et la vieillesse, selon une perspective philosophique, spirituelle et théologique.
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Ce long métrage documentaire saisissant suit Stephen Jenkinson, alias l’Ange de la mort, qui accompagne des personnes mourantes. Son message? « On ne doit pas nier ou fuir la mort, mais plutôt s'en faire une amie. » Un portrait bouleversant porteur d’une réflexion profonde sur le décès et le deuil, mais aussi sur la vie et la vieillesse, selon une perspective philosophique, spirituelle et théologique.

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  • writing
    Tim Wilson
  • direction
    Tim Wilson
  • production
    Annette Clarke
  • editing
    Hannele Halm
  • camera
    Tim Wilson
  • location sound
    Alex Salter
    Ao Loo
    Kate Kechnie
    Tim Wilson
  • None
    Derek Rogers
    Kate Kechnie
    Kent Nason
    Lorraine Clarke
    Amélie Bolduc
    Danielle Raymond
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Louis Dupuis
    Martine Forget
    Patsy Coughran
    Pierre Dupont
    Pierre Ferlatte
    Steve Hallé
    Sylvain Desbiens
    Sam Decoste
  • production supervision
    Patsy Coughran
  • original music
    Nance Ackerman
    Jamie Alexander Alcorn
  • musician
    Jamie Alexander Alcorn
    Jamie Gatti
    Hillary Brown
    Nance Ackerman
    Peter Brown
    Sean Kemp
  • extra music
    Leo Zhang
  • consultant
    Barry Stevens
    Christopher Lowry
    Manfred Becker
  • editing assistant
    Ariel Nasr
    Trevor Schellinck
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • sound mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • transcripts
    Candice Desormeaux
  • titles
    Sam Decoste
  • marketing
    Amy Stewart Gallant
    Candice Desormeaux
    Philip Moscovitch
  • production coordinator
    Stephanie Coolen
    Vanessa Larsen
  • administration
    John William Lutz
  • executive producer
    Kent Martin

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Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage Family Studies/Home Economics - Aging/Death and Dying Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society

Before viewing the film, have a discussion with students on their beliefs about death, dying, and the after-life, reflecting on how our religious views affect our beliefs. Post viewing: Suggest reasons why Steve Jenkinson has such unique convictions. Where do his ideas come from? As a group, discuss what Jenkinson means when he says “death makes us into human beings.” Comment on and identify the many examples of symbolism that director Tim Wilson uses in his film. What purpose does the symbolism serve?

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