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End-of-Life Healthcare, Medicine & Science Movies

These films explore the medical realities of dying, from hospital decisions to the science of death. They help viewers understand healthcare systems, advocate for more dignified end-of-life care, and contemplate our scientific end.

In the documentary's cover image, two women -- one, an older African American woman wearing a clerical collar, the other is a white woman wearing a doctor's coat and stethoscope around her neck -- are walking down a hospital corridor, looking at each other.

“The Chaplain and the Doctor”

By Jessica Zitter

At first glance, the film might seem like a set-up for the “unlikely buddy” trope so popular in comedic action movies. I…

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“Serving Life”

By OWN TV and Lisa R. Cohen

Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana has a long held and justly deserved reputation as one of the roughest prisons in …

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"Extremis"

By Dan Krauss

There is no experience on earth more disturbing than watching another human being struggling to stay alive. Yet that is …

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"A Certain Kind of Death"

By Grover Babcock and Blue Hadaegh

What happens when someone dies, and no one is around to claim the body? Directors Grover Babcock and Blue Hadaegh answer…

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"Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet"

By Jean-François Brunet and Peter Friedman

When you imagine cancer cells, you probably don’t picture a group of dancers writhing around on stage. Yet, this is exac…

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"Griefwalker"

By Tim Wilson

is a 2012 National Film Board of Canada documentary by director Tim Wilson. Filmed over a twelve-year period, the film c…

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"Patch Adams"

By Tom Shadyac

Based on the real-life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams, this 1998 film begins with Adams (Robin Williams) committing h…

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"How to Die in Oregon"

By Peter Richardson

Peter Richardson’s documentary How to Die in Oregon, which premiered last night on HBO, is not easy viewing. Throughout …

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