A Family Undertaking - Trailer - POV | PBS
Prior to the 20th century, most Americans prepared their dead for burial with the help of family and friends, but today most funerals are part of a multimillion-dollar industry run by professionals. This increased reliance on mortuaries has alienated Americans from life's only inevitability — death. "A Family Undertaking" explores the growing home-funeral movement by following several families in their most intimate moments as they reclaim the end of life, forgoing a typical mortuary funeral to care for their loved ones at home. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) co-presentation.
POV / American Documentary, Inc.
Director: Elizabeth Westrate
Executive Director: Cara Mertes
Director of Production: Chris White