Host a screening

LIFE Before Death is a multi-award winning documentary series that takes the viewer to 11 countries as they follow the remarkable health professionals battling the sweeping epidemic of pain that threatens to condemn one in every ten people to an agonising and shameful death.

Through the eyes of patients and their families you will discover the inherent humanity that empowers the best of us to care for those beyond cure.

This is an intimate, hopeful and life-affirming story of living well and dying better, advocating for making the most of every moment in our life before death.

The feature length film will have its global premiere on 4 February 2012 to tie in with World Cancer Day, and UICC members and the public are encouraged to host their own screenings and tie in with international media around the day.

What you can gain from screening LIFE Before Death

1. Raise awareness about inadequate access to palliative care or essential pain medicines within your community. Visit www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/internat/countryprofiles.htm and www.treatthepain.com/worldwide-picture-untreated-pain to find out more about your country’s consumption of opioids.
2. Heighten the visibility of your organisation by using the film to spotlight the importance of your work.
3. Educate individuals, decision makers and other organisations about the social benefits of palliative care.
4. Engage general audiences and introduce the importance of pain control.
5. Establish coalitions with other organisations to develop better strategies to implement pain treatment and palliative care programs.
6. Fundraise for your organisation or community by using the documentary screening as an opportunity for the audience to donate to the cause.

Interested?

If you are interested in hosting a screening, please download the 'How to Host a Screening' toolkit and 'Presenter's Notes' and contact Sue Collins to order your complimentary LIFE Before Death screening DVD - sue.c@moonshinemovies.com.