S2.E8 ∙ Spring in the Rockies

Refugees from Congo tell their stories and struggles about life in America.

The Last Days of Tacheles" is a collective film written and directed by the last artists that resided at Tacheles Art House in Berlin, produced by Stefano Casertano and meant as a final act of art dedicated to this cultural initiative.

Since the death of her mom, filmmaker Susan Austin has been obsessed by what experts call the Good Death. A gold standard in dying. But this wasn't Susan's experience with her mom. So she sets out to interrogate this Good Death and explore the perplexing situation wherein many hope for this idealized death but few experience it. As Susan reflects on her own experience, she comes to appreciate all we're up again in America: a medical system that often keeps people fighting for their lives, doctors ill-equipped to guide the dying, and a culture that simply doesn't know what to do. The film leaves viewers wondering what they will do in these situations and lets us off the hook where we might fall short.

It starts out like a fairy tale: there's a queen, a king and their beautiful children, Pauline, Anaïs and Guillaume. But it's a bit more complicated, a little more funky than that.

A woman with Alzheimer's disease and a filmmaker decide to create a tribute that showcases the family, using the nostalgia and magic of super 8 home movies and vintage film photographs.

The movie narrates the culture and hospitality of Indians towards guests.