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Festival Season:
September 2024
Death - Out of the Shadows
Directors:
Writers:
Russell Stemper
Producers:
Genia Stemper
Run Time:
0:56:07
Awarded for the following Category(s):
Awarded Category(s)
There are over 8 billion people in the world. Every single one of them will die, about 2 people every second. In the United States alone, over 8,000 people die every day. The time has come to bring death out of the shadows and break the cycle of fear and trauma.. In this one hour documentary, we talked to death doulas, grief counselors, doctors and first responders to find out why people are afraid of this necessary part of life, and what we, as a culture, can do to improve our relationship with death.
Awarded Honorable Mention as a Best Documentary Feature for September 2024
Submitter Statement
After the experience of my father-in-law's death and our dealings with end-of-life care and the current medical system, my wife Genia and I produced a one hour documentary on death and dying in America. In this one hour documentary, we talked to death doulas, grief counselors, doctors and first responders to find out why people are afraid of this necessary part of life, and what we, as a culture, can do to improve our relationship with death.
Russell has worked as a producer and director in television for 30 years. This is his first full length film.
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