What are some of the views on and/or beliefs about death and dying you saw represented in the film? In what ways do you see these views reflecting what we have read/learned thus far in REL 334? What death rituals did you learn about ? How do these rituals help us to see the ways that people help make meaning out of death and dying?
Watch the 2013 film “Homegoings.” On the website, the film is described as follows: “Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City’s historic Harlem neighborhood, HOMEGOINGS takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world […]