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FREE SCREENING OF 'A WILL FOR THE WOODS' ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
FREE Showing of Award Winning Documentary, A Will for the Woods, at Cary Library
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Eastern Massachusetts will offer a screening of the award winning documentary film, ‘A Will for the Woods’.
The film will be shown on Tuesday, November 25 at 7pm at Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, MA in the large meeting room.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
‘A Will for the Woods’
1h 42m - Documentary/Drama
A man’s passionate wish for a legacy of green burials inspires a profoundly affecting and optimistic portrait of people finding meaning in death. Musician, folk dancer, and psychiatrist Clark Wang battles lymphoma while facing a potentially imminent need for funeral plans. Determined that his last act will not harm the environment and may even help protect it, Clark has discovered the movement to further sustainable funerals that conserve natural areas.
The film follows Clark’s dream of leaving a loving, permanent legacy by using green burial to save a nearby woods.
The FCAEM supports the Green Cemetery Initiative, a collaboration between Mount Grace and Green Burial Massachusetts to establish Massachusetts’ first green cemetery open to all.
The FCA of Eastern Massachusetts is dedicated to educating consumers about their rights and options, and publicizing up-to-date information about the state of after-death care options in Massachusetts. FCAEM is an all-volunteer organization, with 501 (c)(3) non-profit status. All donations are tax-deductible.
For information please contact:
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Eastern Massachusetts
(617) 859-7990, or fcaemass@gmail.com
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“Moving and inspiring.” – Nell Minow, The Huffington Post
“Must see … no documentary fan should miss.” – Marianna Torgovnick, TED
“A truly moving experience, and a testimony to the difference that a single life can make in the lives of others.” - Jen Chaney, The Dissolve
“A powerful, personal testament to the ‘green burial’ movement … with humor, eloquence, anguish and reflection.”Sylvia Pfeiffenberger, Indy Week