A Family Undertaking
Director: Elizabeth Westrate
This documentary opens a window onto a compelling new trend in America's treatment
of death: the home funeral. Prior to the 20th century, caring for the dead in our
country fell to family and friends. The rise of the more institutional, 'sanitized' funeral
has over time served to alienate Americans from one of the most basic facts of life. Home
funeral advocates believe that close contact with the body, even for children, has been shown
to help with the grieving process.
Filmed across the country, A Family Undertaking explores the range
of complex psychological, cultural, legal and financial issues that
surround the home funeral movement. The film challenges viewers
to reexamine their own attitude towards life's only inevitability:
death.
For more information, visit the Five
Spot Films webpage.
Available from Fanlight
Productions at (800) 937-4113.
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