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Making Every Moment Count
2003
38 min
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Dr Leora Kuttner, an award-winning filmmaker and an international expert in pediatric pain management, brings us this groundbreaking and comprehensive look at the emerging field of pediatric palliative care. At the film's heart are five remarkable young people who speak with profound clarity and wisdom about being alive and their approach to death. Layering their stories with interviews, the film is a unique portrait of how families and professionals can come together during a highly emotional time to share in decision making, address fears of death and provide hope. Dr Kuttner's films have been recognized by the Association for the …
Dr Leora Kuttner, an award-winning filmmaker and an international expert in pediatric pain management, brings us this groundbreaking and comprehensive look at the emerging field of pediatric palliative care.
At the film's heart are five remarkable young people who speak with profound clarity and wisdom about being alive and their approach to death. Layering their stories with interviews, the film is a unique portrait of how families and professionals can come together during a highly emotional time to share in decision making, address fears of death and provide hope.
Dr Kuttner's films have been recognized by the Association for the Care of Children's Health, the Health Sciences Communications Association, and the National Council on Family Relations.
At the film's heart are five remarkable young people who speak with profound clarity and wisdom about being alive and their approach to death. Layering their stories with interviews, the film is a unique portrait of how families and professionals can come together during a highly emotional time to share in decision making, address fears of death and provide hope.
Dr Kuttner's films have been recognized by the Association for the Care of Children's Health, the Health Sciences Communications Association, and the National Council on Family Relations.
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directorLeora Kuttner
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producerLori RothGeorge Johnson
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writerLori RothLeora Kuttner
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executive producerLori RothLeora KuttnerRina Fraticelli
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story editorDennis Heaton
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cinematographerPieter Stathis
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sound mixerScott Aitken
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sound recordistScott Aitken
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editorGeorge Johnson
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1st assistant cameraRod Frew
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additional photographyAlan Kohl
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additional sound recordingTod Van Dyk
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assistant editorTony Dean Smith
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online editorSevé Schelenz
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video production housePost Digital Works
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composerRobert Smart
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audio engineerCraig Zarazun
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audio production houseWave Productions
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legalJuliet Smith
Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Generate a class discussion around the topic of death, in terms of the added feelings of sadness and loss when the person who dies is a child. Comment on the need for greater compassionate care as well as medical care. Make students aware of the meanings of hospice care and palliative care. Discuss the changes in the family dynamic when a child is chronically ill and/or dying. How are siblings most often affected?