The Self-Made Man
When her 77-year old father sets out to kill himself and explain the reasons why, filmmaker Susan Stern faces both the painful questions and embattled debate about choosing death in America.
Awards & Recognition
Nominee
2006 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft - Writing
Is it ever rational to choose death? Faced with her terminally ill father's calm decision to commit suicide and an in-law's slow decline on artificial life support, filmmaker Susan Stern confronts the difficult choices presented by dying in modern times.