"In Life": A Film Screening and Conversation

Join us for a screening of "In Life", a documentary celebrating individuals thriving in their later years through creativity and positive age beliefs. The event will feature a post-screening discussion moderated by Steven Law, President of the Law Stroud Foundation, with filmmakers Meghan Shea and Mike Rogers, and Drs. Ashley Duggan and Bernard Ewigman, co-directors of BRANCH, an initiative dedicated to restoring trust and compassion in doctor-patient relationships. "In Life" showcases the artistic journeys of writer Betsy Cox, painter Goh Beng Kwan, and pianist Leeanne Rees, offering inspiring perspectives on aging and creativity.

About the Law Stroud Foundation

The Law Stroud Foundation helps people living longer aspire to meaningful lives at home for as long as possible and encourages compassionate care in medicine, not only for best health outcomes but to decrease burnout among healthcare providers. They have received and funded creative and innovative proposals from filmmakers, educators, and a small business, all consistent with their mission.  Their budget for administration is below 5%.

About Persistent Productions

Persistent Productions, based in Rockport, MA, and Singapore, is an award-winning film production company that has worked in more than 35 countries. Their distribution channels include the United Nations General Assembly, World Health Organization, and the Biden Administration’s Inauguration. They have created films for Yo-Yo Ma, Condé Nast, BBC Storyworks, The Atlantic, and SONY Music. 

Persistent Production’s social impact filmmaking has been recognized by Social Media Impact and the CUGH Pulitzer Global Health Video awards, among others. Their most recent feature, How I Live, examines equity in global childhood cancer. The film, a collaboration with the Dana Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital Global Health Initiative and supported by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was launched at The United Nations General Assembly and went on to win Best Director at the Chambal International Film Festival and Best Feature at the United Kingdom’s Fisheye Film Festival. 

About the BRANCH Initiative

Goals of BRANCH include the formation of an international consortium; the creation of a website for the exchange of information and ideas; and the development of a book, A Way Forward in Primary Care: Making Healing Work. BRANCH will apply relationship science to the care of patients, their families, and their communities so that patients are recognized as human beings and not just illness or disease. Other goals include providing education about the relational aspects of care and the technical aspects of relationships as well as teaching innovative models of care that allow physicians and other clinicians to combine relational skills with technical expertise; and creating and offering relationship science informed curricula in medical schools and training in residency programs.