Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he’s seriously ill – possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern explores “rational suicide,” the “right-to-die” and the difficult end-of-life choices faced by an aging population.
Adam remains a consistent favorite among fans who are comforted that they will always have a good ti...
An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwes...
Hollywood is a hot spot for celebrities, and tour guide Scott Michaels (E!'s "20 Most Horrifying Hol...
In a quiet village in southern China, Fang Xiuying is sixty-seven years old. Having suffered from Al...
Award-winning French writer Christine Angot goes on a business trip to Strasbourg where her father l...
Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic p...
'if you only had one year left of your life, what would you do?' This question asks Swiss author Fra...
Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with lovin...
Fame driven Ken Dean becomes the subject of a documentary when he attempts to start a pornography co...
The third installment of the infamous "is it real or fake?" mondo series sets its sights primarily o...
A family in rural area of West Java, Indonesia enjoys their time with 'Ngadu Bagong', a sundanese tr...
A big hearted community celebrates life by fronting up to death. Set against the stunning backdrop o...
A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent...
The shocking finale of the titular trilogy, which features graphic footage of the macabre and grotes...
Jon Richardson, one of Britain's most cautious men, is sent on a mission by his wife Lucy Beaumont, ...
A story of life and death, featuring Lozinski's six-year-old son Tomaszek and elderly people spendin...
Based on real near-death experiences, the afterlife is explored with the guidance of New York Times ...
A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellín, while a young director tells the story of his past in...
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpub...
My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of th...