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The Self-Made Man
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- Documentary
Overview
Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he’s seriously ill – possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern explores “rational suicide,” the “right-to-die” and the difficult end-of-life choices faced by an aging population.
Keywords
- death
- father
- assisted suicide
- personal narrative
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 14, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- PBS,Bernal Beach Films
- Director
- Susan Stern
- Writer
- Susan Stern
- Producer
- Susan Stern
- Cinematography
- Ines Sommer,Charlie Gruet,Andrew Black,Sarah Levy
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0452683