Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices
Brief Synopsis
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Special aimed at generating a national dialogue about dying in America, including alternative ways to relieve patients' symptoms in their final moments of life. Moderator Arthur Miller engages a panel of experts in a Socratic dialogue presenting a series of hypothetical scenarios that examine the li
Cast & Crew
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Mark Ganguzza
Director
Arthur R Miller
Katherine E Slaughter
Joanne Lynn
Willard Gaylin
Arthur Caplan
Film Details
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Special aimed at generating a national dialogue about dying in America, including alternative ways to relieve patients' symptoms in their final moments of life. Moderator Arthur Miller engages a panel of experts in a Socratic dialogue presenting a series of hypothetical scenarios that examine the lives and illnesses of three people. Viewers then witness as the panelists role-play and confront what they would do in situations where the right choices are not always clear.
Director
Mark Ganguzza
Director
Cast
Arthur R Miller
Katherine E Slaughter
Joanne Lynn
Willard Gaylin
Arthur Caplan
Jesus Rodriguez
Sherwin B Nuland
Claudia M Fegan
Ira R Byock
Maurice Lamm
Constance Holden
Richard Payne
Karen Stanley
Anna Quindlen
Tim Russert
Nancy Neveloff Dubler
Crew
Lisa Ammerman
Production Associate
Steven Dinkes
Other
Donald Firestone
Lighting
Ruth Friendly
Editor
Mark Ganguzza
Producer
Joan I Greco
Writer
Richard Kilberg
Executive Producer
Evelien Kong
Assistant Production Coordinator
Barry Levine
Executive Producer
Megan Lukas
Associate Producer
Molly Mckinley
Editor
William Rothfuss
Set Designer
Amy Schatz
Producer
Film Details
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
60m