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Run time:
52 min.
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Language:
English
You know the saying ”death and taxes....,” but tax time comes only once a year and death comes approximately ninety six times per minute. What will be done with you when your minute arrives? Enter Lasting Images, a feature documentary taking a peek at the lighter side of contemporary choices in human remains disposition.
Traditional, six feet under burials are still the first choice among Americans today, so four months were spent following students at a Mortuary Science School filming the beginning to end process of Traditional Burial, and gathering information regarding non-traditional methods of human disposal and memorials. Then it was on to Cremation, the second most popular choice today. The filmmakers drove all across the US to not only document the numerous ways people use the ashes of their loved one to honor the lighter side of their lives, but also to film an actual cremation. Next the growing alternative Green movement was explored. Festivals screened at include: IndieFest Chicago New York Independent International Film Festival |
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I must admit I hadn't spent much time planning for the disposal of my remains before watching Lasting Images. This film takes a subject that might otherwise be depressing - what you want done with your dead body - and turns it into something hopeful and personal.
The concept of "Green Burial" has been around for awhile, but as the world accelerates toward a more intense focus on carbon emissions, sustainable living and determining the most environmentally sensitive diaper...it's clear that what you decide to do with your remains will be your last opportunity to comment on the matter. Lasting Images shows in an inspiring way that there is no shortage of paths one can take to make that statement.
Even if you don't come at this material from a "green" perspective, it's fascinating to learn from the film all the options available for one to create their own personal voyage into the atomic dustbin. You may not want to make a political statement with your decision. You may want to be incorporated into a work of art....or into an integral part of your favorite place....
Isn't being turned into a diamond and being shot into space much cooler than being laid out and buried in a steel box with a bunch of people you don't know? I guess that's for each of us to decide, and this film gets the gears turning.
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