Beautiful Something Left Behind

The Good Grief community in New Jersey focuses on a holistic approach to mourning, where children can give in to rage in ‘the volcano room’ or say goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in ‘the hospital room.’ Over the course of a year, we get close to Kimmy, Nicky, Peter, Nora, Nolan and Mikayla along with their constant companion: grief, as they attend their weekly group meetings at Good Grief, practice small rituals to remember their loved ones, and go about the daily work of living.

Life affirming and profound, the film beautifully captures the heartbreaking, mundane and even funny moments in the lives of several young children who have recently lost one or both parents. 

Filmography: False Confessions (2018), Dance for Me (2012).

Video talk with the creators