Assured Hospice and the Olympic Area Agency on Aging is holding free, community screenings of the documentary “Being Mortal.”

The screenings are 8:30-10:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Sequim Olympic Medical Service Building, 840 N. Fifth Ave., in Sequim; and 2-4 p.m. Sept. 2, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., in Sequim. After the screening, audience members can participate in a guided conversation on how to take concrete steps to identify and communicate wishes about end-of-life goals and preferences.

“Being Mortal” delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and explores the relationships between patients and their doctors. It follows a surgeon, Dr. Atul Gawande, as he shares stories from the people and families he encounters. When his own father gets cancer, his search for answers about how best to care for the dying becomes a personal quest.

See www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/being-mortal/. For more information about the free screening, call Assured Hospice at 582-3796 or brenda.francis@LHCgroup.com.