When Edge of Life filmmaker and artist Lynette Wallworth was 11 years old, she had a near-death experience at her grandparents' house when she had a seizure and had to be resuscitated.
"I have always had an unusual relationship to death, because I technically died," Wallworth says, speaking at the Adelaide Film Festival.
What: A breathtaking documentary about how ancient knowledge can help ease our way into death Directed by: Lynette Wallworth Starring: Muka Yawanawa, Margaret Ross, Justin Dwyer When: In cinemas November 13 Likely to make you feel: Like asking why so much of Western culture has shunned discussing the biggest deal we'll ever face
"It was a classic near-death experience. I left my body, saw it below me and travelled. I met relatives I didn't know, had an incredible sensation of the reality of where I was and an overwhelming sensation of compassion.
"Then I was back in my body."
Even though Wallworth was raised Catholic, with its teachings of miracles, mysteries and an afterlife, she found that, not unlike Do
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