Harmony House to Sponsor Film Showing of ‘Living While Dying’

CHICOPEE — Harmony House of Western Massachusetts, a home for the terminally ill, will sponsor a showing of the film Living While Dying on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. at South Hadley’s Tower Theaters. A $10 donation is suggested to attend. After the film, a question-and-answer session and panel discussion will be held with the filmmaker, Cathy Zheutlin, and representatives from Harmony House.

The 45-minute documentary film, currently on tour throughout the country, tells the stories of four friends with terminal illnesses who chose to live out their final days at home with creativity, humor, and courage. In a world that sees death as something to vanquish, this film presents an alternative. Though the subject is difficult, the film is surprisingly uplifting. Dispelling traditional fears and expectations about death, Living While Dying allows viewers to reimagine and set the stage for their own inevitable ending. It offers profound opportunities to uncover value, grace, and meaning in all stages of life. “It’s not really about dying at all,” Zheutlin said. “It’s about asking, ‘how am I living today, because I actually could die tomorrow … is the life I am living today the life I truly want?’”

For more information or tickets, call Karen Buscemi, a member of the Harmony House boaerd of directors, at (413) 531-7640. Tickets are also available on the Harmony House website at www.harmonyhousewma.org or at the theater the day of the film showing.