Personal Death Cinema

Personal Death Cinema: A Collective Screening and Conversation on Memory, Grief, and LoveNovember 23, 2025 | Millennium Film Workshop, NYC

New York, NY — On November 23, 2025, Personal Death Cinema will premiere at the Millennium Film Workshop, presenting a collective screening of short personal videos that honor loved ones who have passed. Curated by Abygai Peña and Dorothea Gloria, in partnership with Millennium Film Workshop and Riffraff NYC, this gathering brings together community, ritual, and art for an evening dedicated to remembrance.

The program features deeply personal works reflecting on loss, memory, and love. Each piece is a unique gesture of how we hold onto those who are no longer with us. Following the screening, a conversation will open with professional death doulas and death enthusiasts, offering a space to speak openly about grief, remembrance practices, and the rituals we build around death.

Personal Death Cinema draws inspiration from these practices, echoing…