Thank You.
Hospice Waterloo Region, in partnership with the Grand River Film Festival,
is thankful for all the participation during the last four years in the
#YODOContest Film Competition
Four Years of Creative Short Pieces
In 2020, Hospice Waterloo Region began a new opportunity to open dialogue and build awareness in the community around end of life and bereavement, through the use of film as a medium to start conversation. And so began the You Only Die Once – YODO contest. Over four years, we engaged and worked with some amazing young filmmakers to create short films on a variety of perspectives of death, dying and grief. The #YODOContest, has fulfilled our goal of building a repertoire of creative materials to increase knowledge, understanding and empathy for staff, students, volunteers, and the wider community.
Now, after four years and many creative short pieces, the YODO contest will come to an end.
A huge thank you to the Grand River Film Festival as our main partner on this contest. To all the filmmakers, thank you so much for the time and effort you have given to this difficult topic, your work will be used to generate many interesting conversations. We truly appreciate the support of our community to engage in this important topic of living with illness, dying, death and bereavement.
Please enjoy the links below and watch the winning films from our YODO: You Only Die Once Short Film Contest!