The Detour

A film experienced entirely from the point of view of an elderly patient dying in a large hospital. As modern medicine struggles to keep eighty three year old Catherine Hamilton alive she struggles just as hard to die in peace. Each time she thinks she may be able to slip away, the doctors and nurses bring her back with a wonder drug, or a new machine. But Catherine continues to fight to control her own destiny with humour and dignity

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Credits

production company

Phoenix Films

co-producer

Caroline Mouris

Shelby Leverington

director

Shelby Leverington

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012985

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Death

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospital care

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1977

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