You always remember the details. In my case, it was Jan. 18, 2019, around 5 p.m. That’s when I was told I had cancer.

Mark Patinkin and family on Christmas Day 2018, the day after he got the ultrasound that would lead to a diagnosis of kidney cancer. From left, Mark's children, Zach, Alex and Ariel, and pets ...

Columnist Mark Patinkin was nervous being the subject of Dante Bellini's film "Demons & Dragans," but said the experience ... A screening for ProJo readers of documentary on Patinkin's cancer journey.

For years now, Mark Patinkin has been sharing his thoughts with Providence Journal readers. So much so that Rhode Island filmmaker Dante Bellini Jr. decided to make a short documentary about ...

When he was grappling with his kidney cancer diagnosis, his columns were profound. So much so that Rhode Island filmmaker Dante Bellini Jr . decided to make a short documentary about Patinkin's ...