WE MADE IT! HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR HELPING US REACH OUR GOAL. STILL INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT? WE'VE ENCOUNTERED A FEW ADDITIONAL COSTS WHILE PREPARING THE FILM AND CAN USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN HELP US TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT FILM.

A HUGE THANKS FROM EVERYONE ON TERMINAL. THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. WE START SHOOTING ON MONDAY... CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU.

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Short Synopsis - Is this life mine?

Rachel – terminally ill - faces no hope for treatment. Driven to control her own destiny she travels with her stoic father George to Zurich, Switzerland in order to commit physician assisted suicide. But as she engages the experience of her last day, it is clear that George is not yet ready to let her go.

The Story and Why It's Important

Terminal - our newest short film - explores euthanasia travel, a phenomenon that many people aren't familiar with. At present, Canadians have no legal option domestically to receive humane assistance in ending their own life. Facing terminal and debilitating disease, people from around the world have chosen to fly to Switzerland, to get help ending their lives.

Our story follows George, the stoic father of Rachel, who accompanies her on their final flight to Switzerland. While Rachel is set on making the most of this last day - engaging every small moment - George is hoping that she will change her mind about ending her life.

Why is this film important? Because it's time to have the discussion about euthanasia and physician-assisted suicides. In Canada, a recent report by an expert panel of the Royal Society of Canada has proposed that it is time for euthanasia and assisted-suicide be removed from the Criminal Code and made available as an option to Canadians (http://www.cbc.ca/). At current, undertaking this process internationally has led to at best obfuscated legal ramifications and leaves anyone accompanying loved ones to their death at least exposed to legal action upon return to their home countries. Beyond that, should a person have to leave the comfort of their family and home to receive assistance? When does quality of life become more important than quantity of life? Is there a better way to help people live their final days in dignity? The time for this discussion is now.

Filmed almost entirely in Zurich, the film is directed by Zurich-native Samuel Flückiger, written by Darragh McDonald, and produced by Mike MacMillan (Lithium Studios Productions) and Jordan Gross (Dark Hope Ent.). Our talented crew will be compromised of filmmakers from both Canada and Switzerland and our ACTRA Canadian cast will be announced shortly.

Your Impact

This film is simply not possible without your support. While the expenses of a traditional film are of course present (camera, lighting, craft, transportation, etc) we have the added cost pressure of flights, accommodations, daily stipends, and traveling our talented cast. Our goal - since day one - has been to tell an intimate and authentic story which can only be accomplished by ensuring no details in pre-production are overlooked.

So... we need your help! Your contribution to this film will be spent directly on the production costs we are confronting. With a little over half our budget intact and in place, we need your support to make this important little film come to life.

What We Need & What You Get

We need to raise $10K (CAN) in order to cover approximately half of the expenses for the production of this film. And together, we know we can do it! We have listed a number of perks - Thank You's - here for you to claim at various levels of support. We encourage you to give at any level, as any and every contribution gets us one step closer to meeting our goal.

If you have any questions or would like to read the script, please contact producer Mike MacMillan (mike@lithiumstudios.com).

Other Ways You Can Help

Already given or can't afford a $$ contribution? Perhaps you could help us get the word out about Terminal! Share it with friends, post our link to Facebook.

A challenge: send Terminal's Indiegogo link by email to 3 friends that you believe might want to contribute to this film. We will be eternally grateful.