Filming Death

End-Of-Life Documentary Cinema

Outi Hakola

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English

Edinburgh University Press
07 August 2024

Film theory & criticism; Reference works; Sociology: death & dying

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.

The book argues that the diversity of documentary films resists simplified moral divisions between good and bad death, and instead, embellishes diverse realities where dying takes many forms, ranging from death acceptance to raging to death.

By: Outi Hakola
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781399523264
ISBN 10: 1399523260
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Outi Hakola is a Lecturer in the Department of Health and Social Management at the University of Eastern Finland.

Reviews for Filming Death: End-Of-Life Documentary Cinema

In this highly engaging book, Outi Hakola offers an important contribution to the literature on mortality and cinema. Her work with end-of-life documentaries is guided by theoretical sophistication, empirical nuance, and ethical and emotional sensitivity. This book should be of interest to scholars in film, communication, death studies and psychology --Johanna Sumiala, University of Helsinki, Finland