July 13, 2025
New Documentary about Exit to be shown at Crete Film Festival
Finally, Analeine Cal y Mayor’s new documentary film Sweet Death (Dulce Muerte) is to be shown in competition at the forthcoming Ierapetra International Documentary Festival, in Crete, Greece.
Sweet Death is directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor (Mexico). The Executive Producer is Viggo Mortensen.
The Premiere
Sweet Death will premiere on 3 August. A second screening is scheduled for 8 August. Awards night is 10 August.
For a documentary that started life 10 years ago during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, when Philip Nitschke performed his one-man show, Dicing with Dr Death, Analeine’s film has been a long time coming.
Film Synopsis
Sweet Death follows Dr. Philip Nitschke, euthanasia’s top advocate, as he loses his medical license and decides to become a stand up comedian, presenting a very controversial show that teaches the audience how to commit suicide in a peaceful way.
In parallel to this, we meet Kathy, an elderly British woman who after attending one of Dr Nitschke’s workshops travels to the Northern Mexican city of Tijuana to buy on the black market the means to kill herself should she inherit her mother’s debilitating illness.
Background
Kathy (from Eastbourne in the UK) is a long-time Exit Member.
When still in her early 80s, Kathy went to Tijuana where she successfully purchased Nembutal.
A decade on and Kathy is still going strong, assured in the knowledge that she has her ‘insurance policy for the future’ in case things should turn bad.
Invitation
If any Exit members are holidaying in Crete between 3 and 10 August, please come along.
The festival website is above.
Other documentaries selected for competition can be found here
