2021
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FRONTLINE/Firelight Fellowship

Death Is Our Business

Death Is Our Business examines in intimate and moving detail how Black funeral homes in New Orleans have had to adapt to the devastating impact of COVID-19 in their community. While revealing the racial disparities of the virus’ toll, award-winning filmmaker Jacqueline Olive shines a light on how the coronavirus has rocked the Black community’s cherished cultural practices in a city that is no stranger to loss and grief.

FILM TOPICS
Health & Wellness
Investigative
FILMMAKERS
Meet the filmmakers behind the film.
ABOUT THE FILM
FRONTLINE/Firelight Fellowship
REGIONAL FOCUS
United States
Southeast Region (U.S)
DEMOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Black Communities