65_Redroses and Exploring Ethics Through Film
We are pleased to announce the screening of 65_RedRoses as part of the Exploring Ethics Through Film series at the Spring Garden Public Library in Halifax on April 22! Organizer Alana guest blogs about the event, and how she plans on using the film to think about the ethics of organ transplantation!
On April 22, 2014 my research group, Novel Tech Ethics, will be putting on a screening of 65_RedRoses at the Spring Garden Memorial Public Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The
screening will be part of a bi-annual film series put on by our team, intended to explore issues in medicine and ethics. When I took on the task of organizing the series this Spring, I quickly decided to focus on the ethics of organ transplantation, in part because I knew that I wanted to use the opportunity to share Eva’s story with our audience.
I saw 65_RedRoses for the first time about a year ago. I watch a lot of documentaries, and as a health researcher, a lot of documentaries about illness and wellbeing—65_RedRoses was different. Eva’s story was so memorable and so moving that I found myself thinking about Eva from time to time, and about how open and optimistic and kind she was. While Eva’s story is in part about illness and organ transplantation, it offers something greater about how to live (and die) with passion, generosity, honesty and love.
As part of our series on the ethics of organ transplantation, Eva’s story also offers us the chance to examine how technology can address the loneliness that illness often entails. Through her livejournal, and through her connections with Meg and Kina, Eva was able to reach across long distances and break out of the isolation imposed on CF patients. Furthermore, through the making of 65_RedRoses, Eva and the filmmakers have been able to reach out even further, sharing Eva’s message of love and hope around the world.
We are pleased to be able to present 65_RedRoses as part of our series, and hope to see you (at least those of you who live near Halifax) there.
(photo credit: Rosipaw)
