An exploration of stillbirth and neonatal grief by sharing the experience of two families. One family, under the guidance of a specialised medical team, undergoes an unusual counselling process to help them resolve their grief more easily. They are encouraged to spend time seeing, holding and touching their dead baby. This is a film which questions our attitudes on death.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016985
Language
English
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Bereavement
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Bereavement
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)