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Reel Mortality
Reel Mortality: Let’s talk about the end
Join us for end-of-life films, filmmakers, and conversations about death, grief, and the deathcare we all deserve.
This year, The Order is harnessing the power of end-of-life documentaries, films that invite us to witness the realities of death that are often hidden, to spark meaningful conversations, highlight systemic issues, and reimagine what meaningful, sustainable, and equitable deathcare can look like. Throughout the year, we’ll host screenings and bring audiences into conversation with filmmakers, clinicians, and community leaders whose work helps illuminate the human stories behind these films. Together, we’ll explore documentaries that deepen our understanding of death, grief, and care at the end of life, and expand our understanding of what’s possible when we face mortality with honesty and compassion.
Reel Mortality is a benefit of Order membership–most screenings are exclusively for members. Several Reel Mortality events will be open to the public. Not a member yet? This is a good reason to become one.
The Documentary: Andre is an Idiot
March 2026
André, a brilliant “idiot,” is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, and insatiable curiosity send him on an unexpected journey of learning how to die.
Joint Venture x The Order partnered for in person screenings in Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
The Documentary: The Last Ecstatic Days
May 6, 2026
An intimate look at a man with brain cancer in search of a community and his hospice doctor, Dr. Adeti Sethi, who gives up everything to honor his dying wish.
Dr. Adeti Sethi, founder of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying, will be joining us at 2:30 PT/5:30 ET for a conversation about community-based approaches to deathcare, how we care for the dying, support the grieving, and build systems rooted in dignity, presence, and collective responsibility.
The Documentary: No Olvidado
May 18, 2026
In the unforgiving desert along the U.S.-Mexico border, thousands of migrants have disappeared, their lives swallowed by the harsh terrain, their names unknown. No Olvidado, a powerful investigative report by journalist Alexandra King, brings their stories to the forefront, revealing the human cost of a broken immigration system and the ongoing crisis at the border.
Alexandra King, the journalist behind Emmy winning No Olvidado, will speak at our first public Mortal Media Club event of 2026. She will share her experience in uncovering these heartbreaking stories and discuss the critical role of remembrance in seeking justice for those who have been left behind.
This event is free and open to the public. Register here.
The Documentary: No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial
June 2026
A powerful and intimate documentary that sheds light on a deeply overlooked aspect of the homelessness crisis: people’s grief following the death of someone they care about. Through the voices and stories of individuals living with unstable housing, the film explores what it means to grieve without a house, and how loss echoes through a community already struggling to survive.
Join filmmakers Joshua Black, Bereavement Initiative Manager at the BC Centre for Palliative Care, and Stephanie Laing, the Director of Operations, Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre as they discuss the film and their research with Amy Shea, author of Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins.
More Reel Mortality events coming soon!