Filming death : end-of-life documentary cinema / Outi Hakola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hakola, Outi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death in motion pictures.

Documentary films--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 246 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

End-of-life documentaries have proliferated in the 21st century as various organisations, institutions, journalists, independent filmmakers, and members of the public have wanted to give death and dying a face in the public discussion. Each documentary film that concerns individuals with a terminal illness, in hospice care, or desiring assisted death, redefines cultural expectations of what dying is and feels like. These films invite their viewers to witness intimate and emotional moments of dying people, including moments on their deathbed. 'Filming Death' explores these documentaries as ethical spaces, asking the viewers to learn how to engage with end-of-life through the experiences of others and to find ways to alleviate potential death anxiety.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Figures

1. INTRODUCTION

SECTION I INSTITUTIONAL VOICES

SECTION II THE VOICES OF THE DYING PEOPLE

SECTION III PERSONAL VOICES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 19, 2026).

ISBN:

9781399523288

1399523287

OCLC:

1428779863