Michelle Le Brun's award winning "Death: A Love Story" + 3 short documentary films

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
(please arrive at least 10 minutes early for COVID check-in)
WaterFire Arts Center 475 Valley Street Providence, RI 02909

Death: A Love Story (64 minutes)
An inspirational documentary about the gift that death can be when we are able to sit and listen to our loved ones as they pass. An honest look at the dying process complete with fear and frustration, sorrow, and loss, but grounded in the joy of life.  Death: A Love Story was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, won top awards at several other film festivals and aired on national PBS and CBC Canada. An analysis of the film was featured in the following books: Sundancing (2000), by John Anderson, History in Documentaries (2005), by Alan Rosenthal (China edition), and Documentary Media (2018), by Broderick Fox. 

As a producer/director and educator, Michelle’s interests include media literacy, civic engagement, and empowering young and old alike to analyze media and produce inspiring films that have an impact on social issue conversations. For many years she ran HARKEN! Youth Media bringing media literacy and documentary production skills to the youth of RI and continues to run Harken Productions. Michelle is also an adjunct professor in both the Communications and Film Media Departments at the University of Rhode Island. She can be reached at [email protected]

Sky (5:47 mins)
Short documentary on Mid-Ocean Studio’s magical installation at Dallas Love Field Airport. Interview with RI artist Brower Hatcher.

Gone Fishin’ (6:48 mins)
Profile of Ocean State Tackle. Interview with Dave Henault.

Ruth Dealy (10:34 mins)
Profile of RI painter Ruth Dealy and her art. Produced for NetWorks Rhode Island, a series of video portraits created by Dr. Joseph A. Chazan and Umberto Crenca of AS220. Produced by Richard Goulis.