Defining Hope
Directed by Carolyn Jones8.1100%
We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home. Defining Hope follows these patients and others- and the nurses that guide them along the way- as they face death, embrace hope, and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living.
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Defining Hope was released on November 3, 2017.
Defining Hope was directed by Carolyn Jones.
Defining Hope has a runtime of 77m.
Defining Hope was produced by Lisa Frank.
The key characters in Defining Hope are Self (Rudolph Bilotti Sr.), Self (Berthold Cohen), Self (Charlotte Cohen).
Defining Hope is rated Not Rated.
Defining Hope is a Documentary film.
Defining Hope has an audience rating of 10 out of 10.