Event

Cinetopia: DOC presents Life After + Q&A

Cinetopia: DOC presents Life After + Q&A

DATE PASSEDHosted By Cinetopia
Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
15/10/2025/17:00 - 15/10/2025-18:30
Screening
In-person
from£5to£12

Life After is a powerful investigative documentary exploring the complex moral landscape surrounding assisted dying. Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport reveals troubling abuses while championing disability community voices in this life-and-death debate. In 1983, disabled Californian Elizabeth Bouvia sought the "right to die," sparking national controversy about autonomy and disabled lives' worth. After lengthy court battles, Bouvia disappeared from public attention. In Life After, Sundance-winner Davenport launches a personal quest to discover Bouvia's fate and why her story remains disturbingly relevant. Life After amplifies overlooked disability perspectives in assisted dying discussions, revealing disturbing accounts of disabled individuals' premature deaths. Davenport examines how systemic failures intersect with personal choice, questioning whether assisted dying truly represents freedom or sometimes becomes the sole perceived option. Cinetopia:DOC is a monthly documentary club bringing audiences together to watch, discuss and connect around the documentary genre and craft. We screen exceptional documentary films alongside filmmaker Q&As or conversations as well as offer a space afterwards for continued discussion and networking in the Filmhouse Bar. Cinetopia:DOC is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI's Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI and the Scottish Documentary Institute and produced by Cinetopia, a hub of activity around filmgoing and filmmaking based in Edinburgh. www.cinetopia.co.uk/doc

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