Extremis (2016)

Directed by

Dan Krauss

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

24 min

Rated

15

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows Dr. Jessica Zitter, an ICU and palliative care specialist, as she guides families through end-of-life decisions for their terminally ill loved ones. The film focuses on three patients and their families facing critical choices in a busy hospital in Oakland.

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What happens

Extremis is a 2016 American short documentary that follows Dr. Jessica Zitter, an ICU and palliative care specialist who leads a team in the Highland Hospital ICU in Oakland, California. She helps families make end-of-life decisions for their loved ones, who are often terminally ill and or on life support. It is directed and produced by Dan Krauss. It was shot at an intensive care unit at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. The film was funded, in part, by physician and end of life advocate, Dr. Shoshana R. Ungerleider. There are five patients shown in the documentary; however, it only focuses on three patients. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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