Almost Heaven

A tender friendship story about a girl caring for the dead, set in a Chinese funeral home. Carol Salter @BIFA_film best doc winner! On Amazon/BFI player

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

Thank you @KermodeMovie for introducing Almost Heaven on @BFI Player this week: “[the] juxtaposition of vibrant youth & mundane death strikes a chord … sneaking up upon profundity & finding solace and insight in the most unexpected places."
https://t.co/beBbsujmqG

[Dr Isa Rao @Isa_SRao]

'Far from home, afraid of the dark, and terrified of ghosts, young Ying Ling trains to become a mortician in one of China's largest funeral homes.' 'Almost Heaven' a feature doc by the amazing @CarolSalter_ which BLEW ME AWAY. (1/2)

[The Good Grief Project @GoodGriefProj]

Just a few tickets left for this creative evening about language and loss. 7 March @DyingMatters @CarolSalter_ @poetic_endings @LifeDeathWhat @drkathrynmannix @FilmStroud #documentary @https://www.stroudfilmfestival.org/events-2020-1/2020/3/7/the-language-of-grief

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

@AlmostHeavenDoc screening 👇🏼👌👏

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

@AlmostHeavenDoc screening 👇🏼👌👏

[The Good Grief Project @GoodGriefProj]

How lucky are we to be screening this superb film at Stroud Film Festival on 7th March plus Q and A with award winning director Carol Salter. Still some tickets available. Reviews https://t.co/d78OiZJtvx via @AlmostHeavenDoc @filmstroud @stroudfilmfest #Documentary #Stroud

[The Good Grief Project @GoodGriefProj]

In the UK we are known for our ‘stiff upper lip’ and silence around death. Do other cultures manage this in a better way – Mexico for instance? China?
Join us @FilmStroud @AlmostHeavenDoc and find out more on 7 March. Booking now! #documentary #stroud #filmfestival

[Carol Salter @CarolSalter_]

@GoodGriefProj @FilmStroud @homestartuk @Proudofstroud @BBCGlos @DyingMatters Very proud to be part of this important event & screening @AlmostHeavenDoc

[BIFA @BIFA_film]

This is what we do 👇
Our voters can't vote for films they've not seen, and all films must be seen by a minimum amount of voters in order to go through our process
https://t.co/7Q6Wmptg1X

[Hakawati @thehakawatis]

TBT to when @KermodeMovie chose Carol Salter's @almostheavendoc as his
@BFIPlayer film of the week
https://t.co/Q4tH1zZ1to

[Hakawati @thehakawatis]

Hakawati's library of films available to watch online in the UK is growing! Here's what you can catch on demand right now.
cc: @ofloveandlaw @almostheavendoc @evenwhenifall

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

@lalalooms @SyrianLoveStory @northernsouldoc Totally agree! Well deserved Terry!!

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

Thank you @BFI 👏 what an honour to see #AlmostHeaven on this list.

[BFI @BFI]

38 classics directed by women. How many have you seen? https://t.co/kGTIK0IzCN

[AestheticaFilmFest @ASFFest]

Watch the trailer for @rocksaltfilms' @almostheavendoc, Best #Documentary Feature at ASFF 2018. Submit your work by 31 May: https://t.co/hzQsyRoqS9

[Carol Salter @CarolSalter_]

Just blown the cobwebs off my Super 8 circa 1987 PLEASURE ISLAND and rescanned @CinelabLondon 🙏 ready for the opening night @LSFF ‘Now that what I call eighties!’ @ICALondon tomorrow night!! 🎞

[AestheticaFilmFest @ASFFest]

See the trailer for #ASFF2018's Best Documentary Feature. @rocksaltfilms' @almostheavendoc is a tender and life-affirming portrait of a young woman training to be a mortician in one of China’s largest funeral homes. https://t.co/wQjQc88xjR

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

Chuffed to bits to win Best Documentary Feature at @ASFFest 2018! Thank you @AestheticaMag 🤸‍♀️

[Almost Heaven @AlmostHeavenDoc]

Chuffed to bits to win Best Documentary Feature at @ASFFest 2018! Thank you @AestheticaMag 🤸‍♀️

[AestheticaFilmFest @ASFFest]

Congratulations to Carol Salter @rocksaltfilms, ASFF’s Best Documentary Feature winner for the tender and life-affirming portrait, @almostheavendoc! https://t.co/wQjQc88xjR