Defining Hope

Synopsis

We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home. Defining Hope follows these patients and others- and the nurses that guide them along the way- as they face death, embrace hope, and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living.

Main Cast

Rudolph Bilotti Sr.

Self

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Berthold Cohen

Self

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Charlotte Cohen

Self

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Carmen Hernandez

Self

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Deborah LaFond

Self - Nurse

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JoAnn Nayer-Grutza

Self - Nurse

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Gilbert Oakley

Self - Nurse

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Diane Ryan

Self - Nurse

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Carolyn Jones
	Assistant Director	Lisa Frank
Camera	Director of Photography	Jaka Vinšek
Production	Executive Producer	Jeannie Patz Blaustein Carolyn Jones Kate Judge
	Producer	Lisa Frank
	Associate Producer	Anna Rooney
Editing	Editor	Laura Israel Chelsea A. Smith Candace Thompson
Sound	Original Music Composer	Marc Ribot
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