Death is inevitable, suffering may be optional
It’s time to re-think how we die
DEATH DIFFERENTLY is a cinematic education 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. Death Differently episodes are currently being released monthly.
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. The film is currently in post production and will be completed in late 2024.
released episodes
Season One of Death Differently features five episodes detailing unique approaches to death, dying, and grief.
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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.
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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.
coming soon
Season One of Death Differently features five 20-minute episodes and a feature-length film detailing unique approaches to death, dying, and grief. Episodes are being released monthly starting the summer of 2024.
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Upcoming Feature FilmLynda 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.
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EpisodeGreen burial, also known as a natural burial, is an eco-friendly and environmentally conscious approach to the end-of-life process.
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Season 2 EpisodeAn emerging field.
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EpisodeThe pilot episode of Death Differently follows death positivity advocate Shatzi Weisberger as she - and her community - navigate the end of her life.
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EpisodeThere is an old telephone booth located on the side of a sleepy road outside of Nashville, TN that provides a home for grief.
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Season 2 EpisodeHelping people die and families cope with the difficulties of loss.
THE CREATORS OF DEATH DIFFERENTLY
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.
AMY BROWN
Producer
Amy Brown is a producer at Redins and a former brand content producer at The Ellen DeGeneres Show, who has challenged her own fears about death and dying as she continues to help bring this series to life (pun intended.)
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.