Dying to Live

Benefit Premiere:
March 13, 2008 at 7:30PM is the benefit premiere of the film. The proceeds will go to two charities: the Mesothelimoa Applied Research Foundation and the Los Angeles CareGiver Resource Center. Please visit the film's web site for more information.

Summary:
Documentary filmmaker Ben Mittleman turns the camera on himself when confronted with the same open-heart surgery that derailed his father's life. A quest for truth, Dying to Live, gives public exposure to his own fears about mortality. In the same year Mittleman’s wife Valerie and mother Anne both struggle with their own life threatening illnesses. It’s these affairs of his heart that contain the soul of Dying to Live. A love letter to Valerie, Dying to Live reveals the raw realities of Mittleman's fight to survive and heal the women who love him. With a rare humor and spirit, an ordinary man struggles deeper into adulthood.


"Dying to Live illuminates the remarkable resiliancy of the human spirit." (Richard Heus, Co-Executive Producer "Ugly Betty")



"This film goes into places in my heart that touch universal chords about life and family that are part of the human experience." (Bernard Slade, Playwright "Same Time Next Year")



A review of DYING TO LIVE: http://menscenterlosangeles.blogspot.com/2008/02/review-and-invitation-to-dying-to-live.html