Life before death
Life before death
This documentary project evolved in collaboration with my wife, the journalist Beate Lakotta. We sought permission from terminally ill patients in various hospices to accompany them during the final days and weeks of their lives, equipped with a tape recorder and a camera in order to learn something about dying. They all consented to being portrayed just before and just after their death.
We worked for over a year in hospices in Berlin and Hamburg. We are very grateful to those who participated in the project, and especially to the portrayed individuals and their relatives.
