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Famous 4A / produced in the Documentary Film and Video M.F.A. Program, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University ; produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Mike Attie.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hospices (Terminal care)--California--Palo Alto.
- Hospices (Terminal care).
- Hospice care.
- Terminal care.
- Terminally ill--Family relationships.
- Terminally ill.
- Death.
- California--Palo Alto.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (19 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Famous Four A
- Place of Publication:
- [Boston, Massachusetts] : [Distributed by] The Fanlight Collection, [2017]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Meet veterans Edward, John, Henry, Angel and George, residents of 'Famous 4A,' the hospice unit at Palo Alto Hospice Care Center in California. With an astute sensitivity for his surroundings, director Mike Attie captures the rhythms of hospice life where caring and patient hospital staff attend to one goal, 'keyword is comfortable' is the mantra. The patients reflect on finding God before death, reminisce about fishing with the president during World War II, pose for pictures with Miss California and claim minor medical victories. FAMOUS 4A captures the bond shared between patients and caregivers, grown children and their ailing parents, and challenges stereotypes of aging and dying. The film is a universal look at seeking out humor, truth, purpose, uplift and grace in the final moments of life.
- Credits:
- Original score, Nico Brown.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Mike Attie, ©2009; previously released in 2010.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 5, 2017).
- Publisher Number:
- fn-4a Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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