Upcoming Events
Get information for public events below, or consider booking Dr. Zitter at your next event.
Frozen River Film Festival
The Chaplain & The Doctor will be part of the 2026 Frozen River Film Festival in Winona, MN. Tickets and more information available on their website: https://frff.eventive.org/films/6951e42dc44da60b65f004ec
Winter Film Festival
Watch The Chaplain & The Doctor as well as three other short films at the Winter Film Festival in NYC. Tickets and more info available on their website: https://winterfilmfest.org/event/wff26-block-a07/
Caregiver: A Love Story - Livestream with Q&A
Join director Jessica Zitter for a livestream event followed by Q&A of the short film Caregiver: A Love Story. For tickets and more information, visit https://kinema.com/events/Caregiver:-A-Love-Story-xqn_av
Caregiver: A Love Story - Livestream
Join director Jessica Zitter for a livestream event of Caregiver: A Love Story followed by a Q&A. For tickets and more information, visit https://kinema.com/events/Caregiver:-A-Love-Story-8drzil
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
Stick around after the screening for a Q&A with Dr. Zitter and Chaplain Clark. Tickets and more information can be found on the film festival website: https://36thsdijffmid.eventive.org/films/68faa0eecf685ac5af3299af
IHI Forum
Dr. Zitter will be presenting the session, “Everyone has a story: Leading with curiosity and compassion in patient interactions”, at the IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, from December 7–10, 2025. Join hundreds of improvement professionals as we work towards shaping the future of health care, together.
Learn more: ihi.org/Forum
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
End Well 2025
An intimate, interactive session grounded in the powerful film The Chaplain and the Doctor, created by director Jessica Zitter of Reel Medicine Media. The film follows the unexpected friendship and collaboration between Chaplain Betty Clark, an 80-year-old African American spiritual care provider, and Dr. Jessica Zitter, a white Jewish physician, as they push past barriers and come together to provide the best care possible for their patients, And also for each other.
For tickets and more information, visit the EndWell website.
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
Caregiver: A Love Story Exclusive Live Stream
We’re launching Caregiver: A Love Story on Kinema and to celebrate, we are co-hosting a livestream event with Family Caregiver Alliance! Join Jessica Zitter (Reel Medicine Media) and Norell Wheeler (Family Caregiver Alliance) for a screening and Q&A talking about family caregiver burden and what you can do to support. For tickets, visit the event page on Kinema.
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
Coffee Chats with Jessica Zitter and Katie Duncan
Join @jessicazitter and @death.care.coach for 6 coffee chats on Instagram Live! We’ll be chatting about palliative care, hospice, film, books, education, resources, stories and more! Save our dates! Hopefully we will get to some of your questions at the end of each chat 😊
The Chaplain & The Doctor at the Virginia Film Festival
The Chaplain & The Doctor will be screening at VAFF this October! We hope you can join us. Tickets and more information can be found on their website.
Trinity Health Hospice Symposium
Join Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, an ICU and palliative care specialist, for a screening of Extremis, her powerful documentary exploring the emotional and ethical challenges of end-of-life decisions. Extremis offers a raw and intimate look at the difficult choices doctors, patients and families face in a hospital ICU. Dr. Zitter will lead a thought-provoking discussion following the screening, drawing from her extensive experience guiding families through these critical moments.
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CTgvYcjBA/
Trinity Health Hospice Symposium
Join Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, an ICU and palliative care specialist, for a screening of Extremis, her powerful documentary exploring the emotional and ethical challenges of end-of-life decisions. Extremis offers a raw and intimate look at the difficult choices doctors, patients and families face in a hospital ICU. Dr. Zitter will lead a thought-provoking discussion following the screening, drawing from her extensive experience guiding families through these critical moments.
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CTgvYcjBA/
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Hollywood Park Film Festival
Join us for our Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Park Film Festival! Tickets can be purchased directly at their eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-chaplain-the-doctor-film-festival-at-hollywood-park-la-premiere-tickets-1596553337009?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
We also have discount codes available while supplies last!
Zitter2for1 will get you a second ticket for the price of one!
Groups of 20 or more can use Zitter25 for 25% off the group ticket price.
We can’t wait to see you there!
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Washington West Film Festival
For tickets and more information, please see the festival website at: https://washwest2025.eventive.org/schedule/the-chaplain-and-the-doctor-68b5d05042386888f2e7b3df
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Red Rock Film Festival
See The Chaplain & The Doctor in Southern Utah at the Red Rock Film Festival!
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Red Rock Film Festival
For tickets and more information, please see the festival website here: https://redrockfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/the-chaplain-the-doctor-chance-of-rain-68ba6576b695f8655549ef8f
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Port Townsend Film Festival
See The Chaplain & The Doctor at the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington. For tickets and more details see their website at: https://ptff2025.eventive.org/schedule/6883f93b7e5a40e378252772
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Port Townsend Film Festival
See The Chaplain & The Doctor at the Port Townsend Film Festival. For tickets and more information, see the webpage: https://ptff2025.eventive.org/schedule/6883f96b2b7031fc7a7e574d
The Chaplain & The Doctor at Woods Hole Film Festival
For more information and tickets, please visit https://woodsholefilmfestival.org/events/thechaplainthedoctor/
The Chaplain & The Doctor at the Orlando International Film Festival
For more information and tickets, visit https://www.orlandointernationalfilmfestival.org/
World Premiere: The Chaplain & The Doctor San Francisco International Film Festival
For more information and to buy tickets: The Chaplain & The Doctor
World Premiere The Chaplain & The Doctor San Francisco International Film Festival
For more information and to buy tickets, visit: The Chaplain & The Doctor
CCCC Annual Summit
In addition to screening Caregiver: A Love Story, Dr. Zitter will be presenting on two panels, including “Using Multi-Media Storytelling to Build a More Resilient Medical Workforce” and “Compassion in Law and Medicine.”
AAHPM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, presented by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), is a 3-day event that brings together more than 3,400 of colleagues and peers to share research, clinical best practices, and practice-related guidance to advance the specialty and improve patient care. In addition to screening Caregiver: A Love Story, Dr. Zitter will be sharing how she’s used her short documentary to teach medical students about family caregiver burden.
Caring Coalition Conference
Join Dr. Zitter at the 14th annual Caring Coalition Conference as she presents her film Caregiver: A Love Story and gives her keynote presentation.
Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference
Dr. Zitter will screen her film Caregiver: A Love Story and deliver her accompanying keynote address for the Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference.
Carrie Falk Memorial Lecture at Wisconsin Medical School
Dr. Zitter will be delivering her presentation All That Glitters at the Carrie Falk Memorial Lecture at Medical College of Wisconsin