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  • P.O.V. A Family Undertaking (Season 17, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary

P.O.V.

A Family Undertaking (Season 17, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary
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 ...See morePrior 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. Written by Anonymous See less
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Cinematographer
Scott Sinkler
Editor
Melissa Neidich (as Melissa Niedich)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 3, 2004
Release date
Aug 3, 2004 (United States)
Awards
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 37 wins & 113 nominations

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