Events

Find People's Memorial at this screening of documentary The Life We Leave, capturing the early years of PMA partner Return Home. We'll have our resource table available with free planning documents and other information.

When Washington state became the first in the world to legalize human composting, entrepreneur Micah Truman puts it all on the line to build the world’s first large-scale terramation facility. But when the conventional deathcare industry resists, he is forced to pivot, and must learn to care for the grieving while transforming his business. Alongside Funeral Directors, Brie Smith and Katey Houston, he begins to understand the double bottom line is the only way to truly profit.

What begins as an ambitious venture becomes personal as they rediscover human connection, ritual, and legacy. Through intimate, observational storytelling – filmed over 5 years – Micah, Katey and Brie risk it all to create a profound cultural shift around deathcare. Together, they push the boundaries of connection and ritual within a capitalist system that seeks profit and efficiency, reshaping our final act into one that not only tends to grief in new ways but also gives back to the Earth.

Local Sightings Film Festival is Seattle's only festival dedicated to Pacific Northwest films and filmmakers.