Five Stars

Marie Uguay

Reflections on writing, life and death with French Canadian poet Marie Uguay, who would die of bone cancer shortly after the making of this film.

1982

Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck for SU2C

In June 2022, comedian Rhod Gilbert was diagnosed with a little-known form of head and neck cancer. This is the story of his intimate, inspiring and h

2023

Noch hier. Schon da

2013

Life Itself

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor

2014

Before I'm Gone

After being diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, racecar driver Dave Smith gets back behind the wheel. At 70 years old, he sets out to win his home town’s r

Football Under Cover

David Asmmann's Football Under Cover documents the hard work involved in setting up an exhibition soccer match, known as a "friendly," between a Germa

2008

The Readings

A film about the legacy of Edgar Cayce

2019

The C Word

Cancer: Few words are more feared. But in her sharply researched, deftly humorous message of hope, survivor Meghan O’Hara changes the way we think abo

2016

The Answer to Cancer – der andere Weg

2018

Dying for the Other

Dying for the Other is a video triptych, documenting the lives of mice used in breast cancer research and humans suffering from the same disease. In o

2012

A Friend is A Blessing

At a mobile home park in small-town Northern California, five best friend retirees navigate their golden years with grace, humor, and wisdom, and refl

2022

Living and Knowing You Are Alive

Novelist and screenwriter Emmanuèle Bernheim and filmmaker Alain Cavalier have been friends for 30 years. They are preparing a film based on the forme

2019

The Tragically Hip - A National Celebration

When it was announced in May of 2016 that lead singer Gord Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, the band decided that they would do o

2016

Johanne Fontaine : toujours accro à la vie

In this new production, Johanne is now facing a fourth cancer diagnostic. Despite having to fight this battle again, the 60-year-old wants to help oth

2016

Johanne Fontaine : Accro à la vie

2015

Luisa tenía razón

Explores concerns about uterine cancer and the value of the Pap Test in detecting this serious type of cancer.

1968

Tom Parker: Inside My Head

This moving film for Stand Up To Cancer follows The Wanted's Tom Parker as he and his family learn to live with Tom's brain tumour diagnosis and Tom a

2021

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Kazuo Nishii, renowned editor and photography critic, died in 2001 of stomach cancer. Two months earlier he contacted Naomi Kawase, whose works he adm

2002

Young @ Heart

Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, and many of whom must overcome health adver

2008

Reclaiming Beautiful

In this documentary, a group of young women discuss the varying definitions of the word "beautiful" and how these definitions have impacted them.

2023