“…courageous end-of-life chronicle, which overflows with compassion and shows us how to live mindfully while embracing curiosity about what lies beyond.”

The Last Ecstatic Days is a film about a young man with brain cancer in search of community, and the hospice doctor who gave up everything to honor his dying wish.

We have been invited to create an hour-long version of The Last Ecstatic Days on PBS. Your support will go towards the editing and post-production costs required for our television broadcast premiere, which will enable us to share Ethan's story with millions of people.

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To make a contribution towards our finishing costs please follow the link to the upper right. Donations of any amount are tax-deductible. You will receive an emailed receipt of the transaction.

If you would like to make an ACH deposit or stock donation, or are interested in underwriting opportunities, please write to our producer Prerana Thakurdesai at thelastecstaticdaysmovie@gmail.com.

A Token of Our Appreciation

As a special thanks, we will mail our official movie sticker to everyone who donates!

Impact

Galvanizing a mass movement towards living consciously and dying in community.

Imagine a world where we don’t fear dying, where death is seen as relational and connective experience. What was once a contemplative and spiritual event is now often an expensive and isolating medical one. Conversations about mortality & dying typically happen only in times of acute need, when emotions are heightened and time is unfortunately limited.

The Last Ecstatic Days broadcast on PBS seeks to change this by creating awareness of an alternative deathcare model, empowering individuals, families and practitioners to plan and experience a death that reflects their values and the way they lived.

Praise for The Last Ecstatic Days

“So moving and astonishing. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
- Michael Pollan, Author

"I hope everyone will see this extraordinary film." - Roshi Joan Halifax

"After ten minutes I was ready to walk over broken glass to help this film."
- David Seidler, Oscar-winning screenwriter

“As no other film has, The Last Ecstatic Days shows us a more noble way of dying.”
- Leonard Pickard, Author

"I was blown away by this film. Anyone working in medicine should experience this."
- Professor Wayne Olan, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

"The Last Ecstatic Days is a powerful, life-affirming documentary: sad, witty, and deeply moving all at once.”
- Professor Kate Woodthorpe, University of Bath

Help Us Finish "The Last Ecstatic Days" for PBS!

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Help Us Finish "The Last Ecstatic Days" for PBS!

We have the opportunity to release an hour-long version of the film on August 5, 2025.