On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Grand Rapids will host the exclusive Michigan screening of the critically acclaimed Sundance film “To Live and Die and Live” at the AMC Alpine Theater, 3000 Alpine Ave. NW. The screening will be followed by a powerful Community Conversation exploring grief, addiction, mental health, legacy, and healing—urgent themes deeply reflected in the film and in today’s families and communities.
Produced by Grand Rapids native and Morehouse College alumnus Jash’d Belcher, To Live and Die and Live has garnered widespread acclaim for its poetic lens on grief, masculinity, and emotional survival. The story follows a young Black artist in recovery, confronting his father’s death while navigating personal demons and the weight of expectation.
“Grief is one experience that connects us all,” said Belcher. “Whether we have lost a parent, a sibling, a friend or even a version of ourselves. Grief alters us. This film is about what we do with the pain, and whether we let it break us or build us.”…