Video
Zen & the Art of Dying
(2015)
Description
Feature Documentary: 75 minutes. Zenith Virago is an activist and educator who for over 20 years has been returning the coastal region of Byron Bay, Australia to a more communal, celebratory, and creative engagement with death and dying.
DISTRIBUTION:
Theatrical Release, Australia and New Zealand—by Fighting Chance Films, September-October 2016
Global Digital Release—by selective commercial distributors Madman Entertainment and Fighting Chance Films (iTunes, Google Play), 2016-2019
Fandor Streaming—selective subscription-based commercial streaming site for art house, experimental, global, and historical media, 2016-2022
XerbTV—selective streaming site, as part of the Santa Fe Film Festival’s channel, 2019-2022
Kanopy Educational Streaming—selective subscription-based educational streaming site for colleges and universities in 118 countries, 2016-2020
AWARDS & GRANTS: Center for Cultural Innovation Investing in Artists grant for “Artistic Innovation” (one of 12 awarded California artists)—2014 Occidental College Faculty Enrichment Grant—2014 Treatment Prize—Columbus Film + Video Festival—2012 Occidental College MacArthur International Travel Grant—2012
SCREENINGS: Curated Selection, Pasatiempo Stay-at-Home Film Festival—Santa Fe New Mexico/Online, April 2020; Pohoda Festival—Trencin, Slovakia, July 2016; KINO 43 Screening Series—Prague, Czech Republic, February 2016; Morbid Anatomy Museum—Brooklyn, New York, USA, January 2016; Santa Fe Film Festival—Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, December 2015; Austin Film Festival—Austin, TX, October, 2015 (Heart of Film Program); Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival—Palm Springs, CA, October 2015; Byron Bay International Film Festival— Byron Bay, Australia, March 2015 (Closing Night Gala Film).
DISTRIBUTION:
Australia and New Zealand Theatrical Run—Fighting Chance Films, September-October 2016
Global Digital Release—iTunes and Google Play release by selective commercial distributors Madman Entertainment and Fighting Chance Films, 2013-present
Kanopy Educational Streaming—selective subscription-based educational streaming site for colleges and universities in 118 countries, 2016-present
Keywords
- dying,
- death,
- natural death care,
- community,
- queer,
- lgbt,
- activism,
- gender,
- public health,
- sustainability,
- eco-burial,
- palliative care,
- Australia,
- Byron Bay
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
Citation Information
Broderick Fox. "Zen & the Art of Dying" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bfox/98/