What we’re about
Led by the Doyenne of Death, Gail Rubin, the Albuquerque Death Cafe is a safe, inviting forum for those who want to talk about death and dying. The objective of Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It’s all about an interesting, unstructured conversation – open and free-flowing with no specific agenda. The Death Cafe concept was started in the United Kingdom by Jon Underwood. He was influenced by the ideas of Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz, who started holding Cafe Mortel events in France and Switzerland. At these events, people come together in a relaxed, confidential and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea (or your favorite beverage) and eat delicious cake or cookies. Gail is the host of the "A Good Goodbye" radio and TV show (now available on DVD) and the website agoodgoodbye.com.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Mortality Movie Night: Short Funeral Films and Mortality in Popular CultureFrench Funerals-Cremations, Albuquerque, NM
Death Cafe host Gail Rubin also hosts a TV series called Mortality Movies as well as Mortality Movie Nights. Watch a film related to end-of-life issues and stick around for discussion afterwards. These Movie Nights started in the living room at Gail's house, and grew to be so popular, they are now held in the chapel at French Funerals & Cremations at 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, just east of Eubank.
For this Mortality Movie Night on May 6, we will watch two short films you will not see anywhere else. Carpet Kingdom, a 17-minute comedy about getting the funeral that you want, was featured at the Telluride Film Festival in 2008. And we’ll watch a 1940s era vocational film for funeral directors on how to conduct an Episcopal funeral service. It’s 21 minutes in black and white.
Plus, you can experience Gail Rubin's talk, Mortality in Popular Culture. She will use film clips to illustrate ideas about estate planning, funeral planning, and grief reactions.
The event is free, popcorn and chocolate will be served! Hope to see you there!
