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Death is inevitable suffering may be optional

It’s time to re-think how we die

DEATH DIFFERENTLY is a documentary series highlighting alternative approaches to death, dying, and grief. Each character-driven episode focuses on an individual topic - green burial, wind telephones, alternative death advocacy, music thanatology, and many others.

OTHER SIDE premiered to sold-out crowds at SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Film Festival in March! Other Side is a feature-length documentary about Lynda Bluestein’s journey accessing medical aid in dying in Vermont as an out of state resident.

We are actively planning a NATION-WIDE SCREENING TOUR starting summer 2025 with our nonprofit partner Compassion and Choices. Please email us if you are interested in bringing a screening to a city near you!

released episodes

The first season of Death Differently features a series of short films detailing unique approaches to death, dying, and grief.


  • Grief Comedy Episode

    Performed in funeral homes, Ben Wasserman's comedy show show Live After Death is a sweet, off-kilter, and foul-mouthed approach to dealing with grief and contemplating the end-of-life experience.


  • Music Thanatology Episode

    Catharine DeLong helps people die. By playing the harp and singing, she sits bedside making the dying’s transition easier through the practice of music thanatology.

DEATH DIFFERENTLY is entirely self funded. Please consider a tax-deductible donation, it will allow us to continue to bring meaningful conversations about end-of-life to a wider audience. Your donation will help support our screening tour.


  • Episode

    The pilot episode of Death Differently follows death positivity advocate Shatzi Weisberger as she - and her community - navigate the end of her life.


  • Episode

    There is an old telephone booth located on the side of a sleepy road outside of Nashville, TN that provides a home for grief.


  • Episode

    Green burial, also known as a natural burial, is an eco-friendly and environmentally conscious approach to the end-of-life process.

coming soon

Season Two of Death Differently is currently in pre-production for 2026.


  • Upcoming Feature Film

    Lynda Bluestein sued the state of Vermont for out-of-state residents to have access to Medical Aid in Dying and won. We followed her family for ten months as they navigated fulfilling her legacy through the end of her life.


  • Season 2 Episode

    An emerging field.


  • Season 2 Episode

    Helping people die and families cope with the difficulties of loss.

WHO’S BEHIND DEATH DIFFERENTLY & OTHER SIDE

HEATHER HOGAN

Creator, Director

Heather Hogan is a certified death doula and sought-after educator living in Brooklyn, New York. Heather also works as a life and death coach, a meditation teacher, and is certified in Integrative Thanatology.

CARTER OAKLEY

Creator, Director

Carter Oakley is a multi-media filmmaker and runs the production company Redins. Carter’s work has predominately focused on terminal illness and end of life. Carter has a degree in journalism from Syracuse University.

CELIA ANISKOVICH

Exeutive Producer

Celia Aniskovich is a New York based director, producer and runs Dial Tone Films. She is an Emmy-nominator director and producer for documentaries on Netflix, Discovery+ and HBO Max.

E2AC

501(c)(3) Partner

Entertainment 2 Affect Change is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects award-winning content creators, mission-based organizations, and passionate funders who want to share their impact through the power of story.