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The Self-Made Man (2005)
Directed by Susan Stern
Documentary · 58m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Susan Stern
- Writer
- Susan Stern
- Director of Photography
- Charlie Gruet, Andrew Black, Sarah Levy, Ines Sommer
- Editor
- Jennifer Chinlund
- Producer
- Susan Stern
Details
- Release date
- 2005-03-14
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Bernal Beach Films, PBS