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Life in review: Ondi Timoner’s ‘Last Flight Home’

Political Theater, Episode 293

Filmmaker Ondi Timoner speaks onstage during Variety's TV FYC Fest on June 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Filmmaker Ondi Timoner speaks onstage during Variety's TV FYC Fest on June 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Randy Shropshire/Variety via Getty ImagesVariety via Getty Images)

Good documentaries tell stories that work on multiple levels. Filmmaker Ondi Timoner’s “Last Flight Home” does this by portraying a family as it prepares for the loss of its patriarch, who has chosen to end his life, and documenting a very specific time in our history, when the most personal medical and health care choices are the sources of monumental political debate. The fact that the family is Timoner’s gives the movie an extra resonance, and she is sharing not just the movie but also her perspective on the politics surrounding it.

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