Extremis (2016)

Dr. Jessica Zitter, an ICU and palliative care expert who leads a team in the Highland Hospital ICU in Oakland, California, is the subject of Extremis, a 2016 American short documentary. She assists families in making end-of-life decisions for their terminally sick loved ones. Dan Krauss directed and produced the film. It was shot in a Highland Hospital acute care unit in Oakland, California. Dr. Shoshana R. Ungerleider, a physician and end-of-life advocate, helped to sponsor the video. Although the documentary features five patients, it only focuses on three of them.

'Extremis,' directed and produced by Dan Krauss, is a documentary film about loved ones' end-of-life decisions and the circumstances that surround them. Dr. Jessica Zitter works in the Highland Hospital ICU in Oakland, California, and is a well-known ICU and palliative care expert. She heads a group of doctors who provide palliative care to terminally ill patients and assist their families in coming to grips with the difficult decisions they must make. The documentary, although compassionate, does not shy away from showing viewers the harsh facts of end-of-life decisions and the emotional agony that families face while making them.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Dan Krauss
Produced by: Dan Krauss

Original release: April 17, 2016 (Tribeca Film Festival)

Link to watch: https://www.netflix.com/title/80106307