Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

Premiered February 5, 2024

Directed by

Par Parekh

A wisecracking nun with stage IV cancer teaches others that death doesn’t have to be the end.

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About the Documentary

Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna—a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholic nun dedicated to social justice—chooses to live as she’s dying. In this touching end-of-life documentary, the self-proclaimed “leader of the misfits” plans her funeral in her last nine months to live.

The Filmmakers

Par Parekh has held many filmmaking roles—director, writer, producer, editor, and cinematographer. He co-wrote and produced Benh Zeitlin’s Glory at Sea, and was named one of 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2020 by Austin Film Festival. He made his narrative directorial debut with the short The Happy, which premiered at SeriesFest in 2019.

Ali Hart has nearly two decades of experience using entertainment for social impact as a comedy, documentary, and impact producer. She produced the short doc American Haze for Sundance Now and the 5-part web series Spotlight California for billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer. Earlier in her career she developed films for Court TV.

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