My Jewish Death

Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche

Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother Eri

2007

Tschüss, war schön!

2022

Regina

The first woman rabbi in the world, Regina Jonas, comes to light, courtesy of Rachel Weisz – who plays her – and her father George Weisz, who was the

2013

The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria

A six minute film of the funeral of the murdered Metropolitan Emilianos of Grevena, of which all has been lost, save for 17 seconds. Emilianos was mur

1911

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of German

1978

Religulous

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examin

2008

In Foreign Soil

In fremder Erde (In Foreign Soil) documents the Muslim traditions of burial in Turkey and Germany, but above all, the paths the dead take to return to

2001

Bob's Funeral

Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director takes a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.

2024

Half Elf

A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic c

2020

Dief!

This documentary short is a portrait of Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and 13th prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker (1895-

1981

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, ar

1997

Stacey Dooley: Inside the Undertakers

Stacey tackles the subject of death by immersing herself in the world of undertaking at a century-old funeral director's.

2023

Chief Rabbi's Emergency Council

Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.

1947

A Funeral of a Metropolitan in Bitola

Balkan actuality.

1905

Flying Padre

Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with

1951

Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber

This controversial film from director Glauber Rocha records the funeral of his friend, major Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

1977

Rabbi Wolff

William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewis

2016

Death Bed

Harrison attempts to throw the best funeral reception ever

2023

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine

An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, the gay young man murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through a persona

2014

Untold Stories of Columbine

Darrell Scott tells stories of his daughter, high school student, Rachel Joy Scott. Also included is footage from her funeral.

2000