Death A Love Story (1999)

Actress Michelle LeBrun directed this highly personal documentary about her husband actor and writer Mel Howard and his unsuccessful attempts to overcome liver cancer While Howard at first rejected traditional cancer treatments in favor of alternative therapy and then embraced chemotherapy and liver transplants as lastditch attempts to save his life the films ultimate focus is on Howards spiritual progression as he adjusts to the notion of his passing Death A Love Story was enthusiastically received when screened at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival