Death Differently

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! Upcoming screenings:

Time: 10:00p CT
Location: Alamo Drafthouse Lamar
Information: We will be premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. More information about tickets and time may be found HERE.
Time: 8:45p CT
Location: Alamo Drafthouse Lamar
Information: We will be premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. More information for tickets and time may be found HERE.
Time: 11:45a CT
Location: Alamo Drafthouse Lamar
Information: We will be premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. More information for tickets and time may be found HERE.
Time: 5:30p ET
Location: Middlebury Town Hall Theater
Tickets: INFORMATION HERE
Information: Partnering with Porter Medical Center and Compassion and Choices, Other Side will have it’s Vermont debut featuring a post-screening Q&A with subjects from the documentary.
Time: TBD
Location: The Westport Library
Tickets: TBD
Information: Other Side will be returning to Lynda Bluestein’s home, featuring a post-screening Q&A with subjects from the documentary.

THIS PROJECT 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.

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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.

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.