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. Coming soon: watch the full film HERE.
The film premiered to sold-out crowds at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival and is culminating its national screening tour at Lincoln Center on February 18th.
THE SERIES
In addition to OTHER SIDE, we have spent the last few years creating short documentaries highlighting unique aspects of death, dying and grief. Topics include green burial, grief comedy, wind telephones and conscious dying.
DEATH DIFFERENTLY
The team
HEATHER HOGAN
Creator, Director
Heather Hogan is a therapist, 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 to 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.