Living in the Time of Dying
Living in The Time of Dying is an unflinching look at what it means to be living in the midst of climate catastrophe and finding purpose and meaning within it. Recognising the magnitude of the climate crisis we are facing, independent filmmaker Michael Shaw, sells his house to travel around the world looking for answers. Pretty soon we begin to see how deep the predicament goes along with the systems and ways of thinking that brought us here. Stan Rushworth, a Native American Elder, brings an especially enlightening viewpoint to these questions. It becomes clear that climate change is going to ruin our way of life but this then opens up a whole new set of questions: How did we get here? How do we choose to live and what actions make sense at this time? The people interviewed in the documentary, all highly regarded and well known spokespeople on the issue, argue it's too late to stop catastrophic climate change but in no way too late to regain a renewed life giving relationship with our world.
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Michael ShawDirector
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Michael ShawProducer
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Michelle WalterProducer
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Jem BendellKey CastProfessor of Sustainability; Author of "Deep Adaptation"
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Dahr JamailKey CastAward winning journalist; Author of "The End of Ice"
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Catherine IngramKey CastDharma Teacher & Author of "Facing Extinction"
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Stan RushworthKey CastTeacher, Author, Elder & Citizen of the Chiricahua Apache Nation
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Michael ShawKey Cast"Narrator"Losing Layla
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Gabe Van LelyveldCinematographyMandrose, St John's Bridge, Talking Heads, Walk
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Steve HammalCinematography
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Tom BarnettCinematography
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Tom BarnettEditors
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Sharon ShostakEditorsThe Deep Pool, The Echo Doco, Tish Ho, Mullumbimby Madness
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Forrest JamesSoundtrack
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Francis MartineauSoundtrack
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Climate change, environment
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Runtime:53 minutes 31 seconds
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Completion Date:July 31, 2020
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Production Budget:100,000 AUD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia, United Kingdom, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital h.264
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Colorado Environmental Film FestivalColorado
United States
February 24, 2022
Premiere
Official selection -
IMPACT Docs
United States
January 25, 2022
Award of Merit -
North Dakota Environmental Film FestivalDakota
United States
April 24, 2022
Official Selection -
Melbourne Documentary Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
July 1, 2022
Australian Premiere
Finalist. Winner Best photography in a Documentary -
Nature Without Borders
United States
July 16, 2022
Merit Award -
Documentaries without Borders
United States
August 13, 2022
Winner Outstanding Excellence
Michael Shaw is an independent film maker and this is his first feature documentary. He has interviewed various experts on climate change for his You Tube Channel and hosted a community radio show on the issue.
Michael is a fully qualified teacher and therapist having run anti-bullying programs in schools for more than a decade.
Climate change is, and will continue to be, the biggest issue we have ever faced as a species. I wanted to give a platform to those brave enough to say so and who also spoke to the heart of our human experience . As such it extends outside the science into an exploration of how to hold the situation we're in with more grace and to find real meaning within it.