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The View from Here

2018 1 season 5 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

7 min

S1 · E1 · Dec 4, 2018

Linda Episode 1

One of the most surprising things for Linda about being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer was how clearly she was able to see which relationships were most meaningful—and therefore worth her dwindling energy. Before her death on October 26, 2018, at the age of 71, she said her illness lent new gravity to moments of ephemeral beauty, and that having the right to choose when she would end her life made her weigh the value of each day.

4 min

S1 · E2 · Dec 4, 2018

Brian Episode 2

There was a time when Brian, 64, said he felt he knew for sure what happens after death. Then, in 2013, he was diagnosed with ALS. (About 5,600 people in the US are diagnosed with the disease each year.) And despite believing he no longer had a future, he went on to run around 50 marathons after his diagnosis, and even to remarry—something he described, during this summer 2018 interview, as “a forward-looking act.”

6 min

S1 · E3 · Dec 4, 2018

Lee Episode 3

When chemotherapy no longer seemed to be working on Lee’s cancer, she had to decide whether to keep pursuing treatment or accept what her body was telling her. Her five children were clear about how they felt: it was her body, and her decision. So she opted to stop the chemo. Still, the 75-year-old said in summer 2018, “It’s so funny how you can get pretty darn greedy when it comes to your own life. I don’t want to die just yet.”

5 min

S1 · E4 · Dec 4, 2018

David Episode 4

David, 54, said in summer 2018 that he didn’t know how his ALS would progress—and he wasn’t sure whether he should try to guess. But one thing his fall 2017 diagnosis had made him even more certain about was the profound importance of his family and his Christian faith.

6 min

S1 · E5 · Dec 4, 2018

Sally Episode 5

“Nature gives us a chance to have a last gift, which is really to give up our bodies so that there is more room for others to be born,” Sally, 84, told director Scott Z. Burns when he filmed her back in summer 2018. The piano player and singer, who passed away on October 27, 2018, was also an avid swimmer who imagined that dying might be like dissolving into water, or even turning into stardust.

5 episodes in Season 1

As we approach death, each of us encounters a unique set of experiences and impressions-the sum of our time spent and our choices. It has been said that death is like a wall; as we near the wall, our instinct is to turn and face the past. Through a series of interviews with terminally ill men and women, The View From Here is an exploration of how life looks after a terminal diagnosis and before a final breath- an unflinching attempt to undo the taboos that keep us afraid and alone at the end.

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Scott Z. Burns Creator · Brandon Milbradt Executive producer · Kevin Drew Composer

Creator Director Executive producer

Scott Z. Burns

Executive producer

Brandon Milbradt

Composer

Kevin Drew

Editor

Lucas Young

Total runtime 2h 20m · Episode length 28 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

December 4, 2018

Status

Ended

Network

Topic

Country

United States

Type

Documentary

Episode length

28 min

Total runtime

2h 20m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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