Angela’s Journey 2005
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Mary Munson for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Director n/a
DVD, color, 49 min.
Jr. High - Adult
Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Breast Cancer, Terminal Illness
Date Entered: 12/05/2008
Reviewed by Ernarosa Tominich, MLS, Trocaire College Library, Buffalo NYThe documentary Angela’s Journey is about Angela Vecchio-Ozmon, a young mother dying from breast cancer who believes her mission is to preserve a legacy of “life not death” for her young children and others. Death is part of the life cycle: everyone dies. Consequently Angela decides to “divorce” her cancer and live fully “in the moment.”
Angela is full of life. She exercises, get pedicures, has a boyfriend. The reality however is that she is unwillingly dying without recourse. She must accept her ordeal including the loneliness, body image adjustment and physical discomfort of her cancer.
Angela’s Journey aired on Canadian television to help others work thorough the thoughts, feelings and tribulations of living with terminal cancer. This professional production is well organized and presented. It contains excellent individual coping strategies and life philosophies that enable one to better understand and endure combating this most serious disease. Although compelling, Angela’s Journey is one of many documentaries in this category. Recommended for general audiences from to junior high to adult.