Watch Flight from Death

Fear and anxiety about death has always been a concern for human beings. Flight From Death is a 2003 documentary that attempts to address the issue from a number of perspectives. Patrick Shen directed and Gabriel Byrne narrated the documentary. The film interviews a divergent group of thinkers and researchers including contemporary philosophers, psychiatrists and cultural anthropologists. The film also introduces a group of social psychologists involved with Terror management theory. They are concerned with our psychological reaction to the awareness of our mortality. This is an interesting and though provoking movie that offers interesting insights about the human experience.