By Juli McGowan Boit | Published: December 1, 2013
Filmmakers Kimberly Nunez-North and Travis North have completed The Space Between documentary, which focuses on the effects of poverty on healthcare in Kenya and the increasing importance of palliative care. The Space Between profiles four guests at Living Room’s Kimbilio Hospice as well as Juli McGowan Boit.
The feature-length documentary will be shown at a private benefit screening in Los Angeles on December 8.
Guests profiled in the documentary include: Maggie, a young mother who is nearing the end of a long battle with cancer and whose thoughts are with her children. Jacob, a teacher who developed four life-threatening bedsores while receiving treatment in an overcrowded hospital. The wounds tunnel so deep they are unable to heal on their own. Barnabas, a grandfather who is dying of throat cancer in a public hospital and suffering due to lack of morphine. His only request is to be able to die at home surrounded by his family. James, a young man who is suffering from HIV and is afraid to start treatment due to social stigmas.
Through these stories viewers learn the importance of palliative care and pain relief and see firsthand the important work Living Room is doing to provide compassionate care for everyone.
“We started our journey more than three years ago when a mutual friend introduced me to Juli. We met over coffee and talked about her plans for the hospice. I was truly amazed and moved by her work and her mission to provide comfort for those living with life-threatening illnesses and to give everyone – regardless of their economic situation – the ability to die with dignity. I knew that this was a story that I needed to tell, and we are happy to now share it with the world,” stated producer and co-director Kimberly Nunez-North.
While in Kenya, the producing team received unprecedented access to HIV clinics and hospitals and filmed in-depth conversations with experts and physicians whose primary focus is on palliative care.
Kimberly and Travis have successfully worked together as a creative team for more than a decade, creating hundreds of hours of content for nonprofit organizations, independent films, documentaries, TV series and studios. In 2012, Kimberly and Travis founded Passion Projects, Inc., a production company dedicated to producing creative content that challenges, inspires and incites change with the intent of shedding light on global social issues, because they matter. The Space Between is the first film under their new production company.
The film’s private benefit screening will take place Sunday, December 8 at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles. Tickets are currently on sale and available online. The evening includes access to the screening, a Q&A with the filmmakers and Living Room founder Juli McGowan Boit, and a silent auction and reception following the screening. For more information and to secure tickets, visit http://thespacebetweendoc.bpt.me/
For more information about the documentary, please visit www.thespacebetweendoc.com.
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