Reel Stories of Real People
Reel Medicine Media brings audiences to the patient’s bedside where they can see for themselves what happens in serious illness and end-of-life situations.
The Chaplain & The Doctor
Documentary Film in Production
The Chaplain & The Doctor tells the story of the once adversarial relationship between two charismatic and powerful women: a deeply community-rooted Black chaplain and a fiery, accomplished Jewish doctor. From within the walls of Oakland California’s Highland Hospital, these committed allies work to transform how Black people die in America.
The film will be accompanied by a national impact and engagement campaign.
Learn more about The Chaplain & The Doctor, meet the film team, and support the project.
Caregiver: A Love Story
Caregiver: A Love Story is the tale of one man struggling to care for his dying wife. When 59-year-old Bambi decides to forgo further treatment for her cancer and die at home, her husband Rick leaves his job to become her primary caregiver—a role for which he has no experience and little support.
This film highlights an essential, yet largely unseen workforce—the family caregivers of America—and challenges viewers to acknowledge the growing strain placed on them. The film won Best Documentary Short at the 2020 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Good Docs, our educational distributor, has streamed Caregiver at a variety of schools, libraries, and other organizations. To bring Jessica to your organization to speak, either live or virtually, book an appearance.
Extremis
Directed by Emmy and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Dan Krauss, Extremis is a verité documentary exploring the harrowing decisions facing patients, families and physicians in urgent end-of-life cases.
As it follows Dr. Jessica Zitter and her team in the intensive care unit of a public hospital in Oakland, California, the extraordinary access granted in this 24-minute film offers a uniquely intimate look at the intersection of science, faith, and humanity.
Extremis was nominated for an Academy Award and two Emmys in 2017.
To bring Jessica to your organization to speak, either live or virtually, book an appearance.
