A Last Wish: Toronto short film grapples with assisted suicide

23 September 2015 / by Emily Joveski
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When a family member is facing pain at the end of life, many families have to face difficult decisions about their loved ones’ final moments. CJRU News Director Emily Joveski chatted with the Leah Rifkin and Ilanna Mandel, who are the director and screenwriter behind the upcoming short film A Last Wish, a fictional short film exploring one woman’s decision to help her father die with dignity. This following interview contains some frank discussions of assisted suicide, and may not be suitable for some listeners.