On Friday, June 7th, Michael Bernhagen and Terry Kaldhusdal, the award-winning producers behind Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject, will send a beautiful brochure to 4,500 public libraries around the United States encouraging them to add the film to their DVD collection for the benefit of the communities they serve.
Will you call your local library to let them know about the documentary?
On Friday, May 31st, Consider the Conversation co-producers Michael Bernhagen and Terry Kaldhusdal mailed a very important letter (see below) to friends and supporters of their work throughout the United States and Canada.
Kaldhusdal and Bernhagen, who volunteer their time to produce these films, are hoping to raise $80,000 in tax deductible donations by the end of the third quarter.
The first free community screening of Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject in Maine took place on Tuesday, May 14th at The Harbor Theatre in the small town of Boothbay Harbor (on the Altlantic Coast, southern part of the state) in front of a standing room only crowd.
Prior to the event (on his 48th birthday as a matter of fact), co-producer Michael Bernhagen was interviewed by Lisa Kristoff, a reporter for the Boothbay Register, a weekly newspaper established in 1876.
At the request of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), co-producers Terry Kaldhusdal and Michael Bernhagen have extended the PBS broadcast rights for Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject to 12/31/13.
Terry Kaldhusdal and Michael Bernhagen, the social entrepreneurs behind Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject, wish to publically recognize the following organizations who are among the first to donate in support of the production of the second film in the Consider the Conversation series.
Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject will air for the 400th time on PBS when KPTS in Wichita, Kansas broadcasts it on Sunday, April 28th at 6 p.m.
Consider the Conversation co-producers Terry Kaldhusdal (left) and Michael Bernhagen (right) were recently photographed by Dan Bishop for a short story on p. 40 of the April 2013 issue of M Magazine. Written by Julie Feldman and entitled "Taboo Talk Ignited", the article highlights the ripple effect of their film work in the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
Although many older patients in Canada have thought about end-of-life care and discussed it with family members, a new study suggests fewer have spoken with doctors and had their wishes noted accurately in their medical record. To read the full story, please click here.
The Mayo Clinic Health System is one of hundreds of organizations around the country hosting free community screenings of Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject.
Here's a short video that shares the reaction of their audience immediately after recent screenings.
An article in the March 21st edition of U.S. News & World Report says that dying patients are happier, less depressed, have less pain and survive longer when their end-of-life care wishes are known and followed.
To read the full article, click here.
