Lunch Matters

Short films followed by moderated discussions. You are welcome to bring your lunch down from Cafe@RMA. Wednesdays at 1 p.m. $10 / Free to Members Ticket prices include gallery admission and post-program tour

On Our Own Terms: Bill Moyers on Dying

Presented with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care

Wednesdays at 1 pm

$10; Free to RMA Members

Ticket includes post-event tour of the galleries

Rural Rituals of Bhutan

Presented with the Institute of Language and Culture Studies, Royal University of Bhutan

A DEATH OF ONE'S OWN (PART I)

Wednesday, September 10

The debate over physician-assisted suicide is less about the right to die than the way to live when choices are circumscribed by practical realities. Post-screening discussion moderated by Koshin Paley Ellison.

LUNCH MATTERS: Rural Rituals of Bhutan I

September 17

In the remote northern region of Bhutan, yak pastoralists commemorate the visit of the Shabdrung Ngagwang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan. Post-screening discussion with ethno-historian Francoise Pommaret, Director of Research at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research), Paris, and lecturer at the National Institute of Oriental and African Studies (INALCO), Paris.

A DEATH OF ONE'S OWN (PART II)

Wednesday, September 24

Oregon's "Death with Dignity" law offers a choice to the state's terminally ill residents, and one woman discusses her decision with her daughters. Post-screening discussion moderated by Koshin Paley Ellison.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CARE (PART I)

Wednesday, October 1

Palliative-care doctors work to make the dying process more tolerable for their patients. Post-screening discussion moderated by Robert Chodo Campbell.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CARE (PART II)

Wednesday, October 8

When there is no hope for a cure, hospice care can respond to the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of patients and their families. Post-screening discussion moderated by Robert Chodo Campbell.

A TIME TO CHANGE (PART I)

Wednesday, October 15

An extraordinary public hospital program in Birmingham, Alabama offers an inspiring model for what health care could be for the dying and their families. Post-screening discussion moderated by Koshin Paley Ellison.

A TIME TO CHANGE (PART II)

Wednesday, October 22

Palliative caregivers and policy reformers strive to change the culture of death by offering better end-of-life care. Post-screening discussion moderated by Koshin Paley Ellison.

LIVING WITH DYING (PART I)

Wednesday, October 29

Through the personal accounts of people facing death, Part I of "Living With Dying" explores the choices we make at the end of life. Post-screening discussion moderated by Robert Chodo Campbell.

LIVING WITH DYING (PART II)

Wednesday, November 5

74 percent of Americans believes in an afterlife. But how does that belief bridge the gap between life and death? Post-screening discussion moderated by Robert Chodo Campbell.

LUNCHMATTERS: Rural Rituals of Bhutan II

November 12

In the far eastern part of Bhutan, a spiritually possessed woman or pamo attempts to divine good fortune for a sponsoring family through recitation and dance.

LUNCHMATTERS: Rural Rituals of Bhutan III

November 19

A spectacular fire fight to drive away natural calamities, illness, famine, and other disasters is performed by two villages. Post-screening discussion moderated by Meg McLagan, a New York-based documentary filmmaker and cultural anthropologist.

LUNCHMATTERS: Rural Rituals of Bhutan IV

November 26

A three-day annual event for the people of Tshangkha Trongsa District seems to be an ancient Bon practice that has been incorporated into Buddhism. Post-screening discussion moderated by Laurel Kendall, a curator in the division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History.