Come to a screening of this documentary about natural burial at the South Burlington High School auditorium. Stick around for a Q&A session with our Founder and Head Cemeterian Michelle Hogle Acciavatti - this will be her final one before she goes on maternity leave!

In America, end-of-life choices are a one-size-fits-all product, whose rituals separate us from the realities of human mortality. From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America follows those who work side by side with the dying and the dead, who offer an alternative path for returning our bodies to the embrace of the Earth.

The documentary takes the viewer deep into the woods of Vermont and the meadows of central New York where deathwork pioneers are inspiring a new way of thinking about life, death, and our enduring connection to nature. Along the way, the film explores the systematic problems of the death industry and provides insight into alternative paths for returning our bodies to the embrace of the Earth.

In the documentary, you will meet traditional morticians, advocates of natural burial, people dealing with the death of loved ones, and Vermont's very own "tiny death witch."

Event Info

Oct 29, 2024, 6 to 8 PM

Nov 2, 2024, 8 AM to 12 PM

Nov 3, 2024, 1 to 4 PM