Part III: Respecting Diversity

(2003) The influence of culture, race and religion on dying; how the assumptions behind “good end-of-life care” do not necessarily match the needs of people who are not white and middle class.

Claire Schoen: Producer/director, writer, sound recordist/editor/mixer

Program Summary: Regina Dyer, an African-American woman, is dying of breast cancer. She feels that stereotypes about Black people color the treatment she gets from doctors and hospitals.