Mortal Coil: Voices from the Hospice

Film/Video/TV Annotations

Medium	Video
Keywords	Caregivers, Death and Dying, Humor and Illness/Disability, Illness and the Family, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Issues, Nursing, Patient Experience, Suffering, Survival
Summary	A one-person performance of thirteen characters during a single night on a hospice unit. Portrayed are patients, family members and professional caregivers. With minimal lighting and few props the actor/writer, who has been a hospice volunteer for many years, is able to capture in words and action the poignancy and humor of caring for the dying.
Commentary	This film would be useful for teaching about end-of-life care and death and dying in general. The actor/writer is available for live performances.
Director	Jared Hammond
Leading Actors	Lester Thomas Shane
Studio	Pan Image, Inc.
Year	1997
Color/BW	Color
Running Time	60 minutes
Video Source	Lester Shane, tel. 212-249-7076; e- mail: LesterShan@aol.com
Miscellaneous	Originally presented by The BASIC Theatre at the 1997 New York International Fringe Festival.
Annotated by	Kohn, Martin
Date of Entry	08/07/01
Last Revised	04/04/06