Beyond the Screen

A Soul Cannot Be Buried does not seek to explain bereavement or offer a single way of coping with it. It makes room for different voices and different ways of living with loss, including those that are difficult to express in words. I hope that, for bereaved families, it will spark conversation, create space for an honest and open conversation about living with loss, and perhaps connect more families to Adama Tova or other supportive spaces where they can find community, attentive listening and companionship along the way.

The film also speaks to us as a society. It asks us not to engage with bereavement only in moments of tragedy, on memorial days or at ceremonies, but to learn how to be there for bereaved families in everyday life and through the years that follow, as loss remains part of their lives.