Edge of Life

Feature Documentary

110mins

The doorway to death is the last great frontier in a human life. We know intellectually our time will end and yet in the Western world at least, we often act as if death is a mirage, disappearing the closer we move towards it. Two doctors in Melbourne are using psilocybin to help ease the anguish of patients at end of life, and the results they have seen are remarkable. But this visioning tool, like other plant medicines, is not new, it comes from ancient traditions that are now being funnelled into Western medicine. It is possible the world’s oldest cultures have something important to teach us, not just about traditional medicines but about one of the most essential aspects of human life, its end. If we are humble, and they are willing, we have much to learn.

Distributors:
Kismet, K2

CAST & CREW

Edge of Life / 2025

Writer / Director

Lynette Wallworth

Writer

Chief Tashka Yawanawa

Producer

Jo-anne McGowan

Executive Producers

Lynette Wallworth, Jennifer Peedom, David Gross, Mark Kresser, Troy Lum