The Life We Leave
2026
JJ Gerber
87m
Showtimes
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
1:45PM Downer Theatre - South Cinema
Saturday, April 25, 2026
6:00PM Oriental Theatre - Herzfeld Cinema (east)
Description
When Washington state legalized human composting as a form of interment, entrepreneur Micah Truman risks it all to build the world's first large-scale terramation facility. But when the conventional deathcare industry resists, he is forced to pivot, and must learn to care for the grieving while transforming his business. Alongside two experienced funeral directors who yearn to transform deathcare, he finds that what started as an ambitious venture becomes deeply personal, reimagining human connection, ritual, and legacy.
- Series
- Documentary Festival Favorites Program – MFF26
- Year
- 2026
- Length
- 87 minutes
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Director
- JJ Gerber
- Producers
- Clementine Briand, Ann Rogers, Melanie Miller, JJ Gerber
- Cinematographer
- Kyle Seago
- Editor
- Sandy Jeglum, Giordano Bonora Groome
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