Give Back Documentary Productions
Seaching For Meaning - 2019
Dedications
The Fim is dedicated to both my Mother Mrs Mary Elizabeth Rodrigues (2018) Who will always be remembered in our hearts.
Laura Bashford (2020), without her bravery and love for her family, it would not have been possible to make this film. Director Jean-Francois Rodrigues
Searching For Meaning - Trailer 2019
ILink to Spotlight film Festival 2019 - http://www.spotlightdocawards.com/2019filmmakers1.html
Synopsis Taken from the British Council Film
The documentary was made in the wake of the director's own loss of his mother, who in her last days of life received very poor palliative care by the hospital.
The film is aimed to raise awareness around palliative care and end of life care, and covers interviews from a number of UK leading experts in palliative care. The film also takes great care not to leave out the story of those directly in receipt of palliative care. Unlike others films on this subject, the director's primary narrative aim is not to have a film about dying but instead have a film that looks at how to live life to the best until those final days.
SEARCHING FOR MEANING is a collage of education and thoughtfully blended aspects from what is a heartfelt story of a lady who even in the face of death, continues to demonstrate incredible courage by living life to the max. The director is also himself in receipt of palliative care and it's that emotional connection with the subject matter which is truly apparent in this film. see below link
https://youtu.be/oi20sjqTlMw
Laura and Peter Bashford
Searching For Meaning was screen in over 21 locations across the UK for Dying Matters Week and Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief 2019. The film was also screened in Argentina, USA, Canada, Australia and Germany . The film remains free to watch on the Give Back Documentary Productions YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/oi20sjqTlMw
Some of the Expert Contributors
Hermione Elliott
Prof . Bee Wee
Prof. Rob George
Further Contributors
Dr Christian Schulz- Quach
Dr Michele Aaron
Simon O'Donoghue
Liz Rothschild
Dr Shaheen Khan
Dr Matthew Allsop
Online Review Links
EAPC.NET
https://eapcnet.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/searching-for-meaning-a-film-for-dying-matters-week-2019/
Documentary Storm
https://www.documentarystorm.com/searching-for-meaning/
My Guide 2 London
https://myguide2london.com/searching-for-meaning-documentary-screening/
eHospice News
https://ehospice.com/uk_posts/mothers-hospital-death-inspires-filmmakers-doc-on-end-of-life-care/
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/blogs/good-death-week-events-2019/
SELHUG
Pro Movie Maker Magazine
https://online.bright-publishing.com/view/395252/
APCSW twitter
https://twitter.com/APCSW1/status/1114931794665721858
The Team
Director & DP -Jean-Francois Rodrigues
Producer -Adan Raja
Sound Engineer - Kieran Simpson
Assistant Director - Malachi Howe
Production - Peter Miller
Senior Interviewer - Rev Bethany Green
Interviewer - Janice Tausig
Executive Producer - Louie Silkoff
Executive Producer - Dr Christian Schulz-Quach