RCBC film students tackle hospice care, death in documentary submitted to global film festival
Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

We live until we die text with candles in the dark

Death is an uncomfortable topic people tend to avoid talking about. But why ignore the inevitable? The anxiety surrounding how much time we have left and the pain of loss are hard to overlook. 

Ever wonder how a hospice patient views death? That’s where Entertainment Technology students at Rowan College at Burlington County come in. They recently submitted their film “We Live Until We Die” to the 2020 Global Lift-Off Film Festival. The film delves into the significance and procedures used in hospice care. Hospice is a type of health care that relieves the pain and symptoms of terminally-ill patients by tending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Many view it as a scary place one stays at until they pass away, but Acacia Hospice, the subject of the film, proves otherwise. 

Residents at Acacia Hospice express how welcoming and friendly the environment is. Acacia Hospice workers make patients feel as relaxed as possible and treat everyone as family. One patient stated, “we are family, no matter what.”

The film shines a particular light on the story of resident Dorothy Brown. She reveals how terrified she was after being diagnosed with lung cancer, but with the support of the workers and people she loved, she realized she had a purpose. 

Hospice includes a community of people who act as family and love each other; it is much more than a place to pass time between illness and death.

View “We Live Until We Die” here, and help RCBC students advance their rankings in the Global Lift-Off Film Festival by voting here. To learn more about our Entertainment Technology program, visit rcbc.edu

 

Noelle Reinhardt is a Liberal Arts and Sciences student at Rowan College at Burlington County. She plans to obtain her bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Stockton University. Noelle is a Service-Learning Scholar at RCBC, where she actively gives back to the community. She also volunteers at the Burlington County Animal Shelter and is a member of the RCBC Marketing Club.