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– Ebert Presents At the Movies
“'How to Die in Oregon" will likely be viewed...as one of the most historically significant documentaries of this still-young decade.”
– Jeff Shannon, Chicago Sun Times
"At Sundance, there are buzz movies, and then there are the ones that everyone clears a space around and discusses in hushed tones. 'How to Die in Oregon' is one of those."
-Ty Barr, The Boston Globe
"Heartbreakingly Honest"
–Romain Raynaldy, AFP
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Educational DVD
"How to Die in Oregon" examines one of the foremost medical, ethical, and legal issues of our time. With profound intimacy and unprecedented access to patients, doctors, social workers and historical figures, the film offers educators, students and academics invaluable insight into this unique law.
"How to Die in Oregon" is an essential teaching and research tool for:
- bioethics, philosophy and religious studies
- health and biomedical law
- medical disciplines including palliative care, oncology, psychiatry, gerontology, hospice and nursing
- continuing education programs
This award-winning documentary is also an important addition to all public library collections.
The Educational license grants public performance and classroom viewing rights to universities, colleges, libraries, high schools, hospitals, community groups and other institutions. “How to Die in Oregon” is also available for non-theatrical screenings.
To order, please email clearcutfilms@gmail.com, or visit Educational Streaming through Kanopy
"This film is extraordinarily authentic. It very much captures the difficult and personal decision of terminally ill individuals who pursue physician assisted death. My students were very moved by this presentation."
– Linda Ganzini, MD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, OHSU
"How to Die in Oregon is highly recommended for all public, academic, and high school audiences."
– Charles J. Greenberg, Cushing
Whitney Medical Library, Yale University
"The film is very powerful and does a great job of sparking class discussion."
– Dena S. Davis, J.D., PhD.
Bioethicist - Presidential Chair in Health — Humanities/Social Sciences, Lehigh University
"Whether one supports or opposes the Oregon and Washington assisted suicide law, this film is an excellent springboard for discussing and critiquing the values that support them in this particular culture."
– Rev. Dr. Bernard Teo C.Ss.R.
S.T.D. Yarra Theological Union, Melbourne, Australia
"Whatever your position on physician-assisted suicide, you should see the movie “How to Die in Oregon" ...the movie raises important questions about end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, and the way in which we as a society deal with (or refuse to deal with) the inevitability of death and dying.
– Sean Philpott, PhD
MSBioethics The Bioethics Program, Union Graduate College, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
News:
7.29.11: “Patient look at the American way of death” —Sydney Morning Herald
6.14.11: “DP/30 Emmywatch: How to Die in Oregon director interview” —Movie City News
5.26.11: CBC Radio Interview with director Peter Richardson
5.26.11: Radio Interview: "New Documentary Explores Assisted Suicide" —The Takeaway
5.25.11: “What assisted suicide really looks like” —Salon.com
5.24.11: “Film director puts human face on assisted suicide” —REUTERS
5.24.11: “A Portland director's prize-winning documentary about Death with Dignity comes to HBO” —The Oregonian
04.17.11: “How to Die in Oregon” Wins the Center For Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award and The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
04.16.11: “How to Die in Oregon” Wins Best Documentary at AIFF
02.16.11: “How to Die in Oregon” Recieves Audience Award at PIFF
02.16.11: “Peter D. Richardson; A filmmaker shows how to die in Oregon” —Willamette Week Interviews Peter D Richardson
02.07.11: “How to Die in Oregon’ Offers Model for How to Die in Montana” —New West Blog
02.02.11: SXSW Line-Up Announced; HTDIO Listed Among Festival Favorites FilmMaker Magazine
01.31.11: “Sundance Award for ‘How to Die in Oregon’”
Check out Peter’s Acceptance Speech
Death with Dignity National Center
01.30.11: ‘Like Crazy,’ ‘How to Die in Oregon’ Lead 2011 Sundance Winners” —Indiewire