Kevorkian: Right to Exit, Doctor Death (2009)

Documentary (Completed, 52 min)
United States
Documentary, Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Right to Die, Assisted Suicide, Death

cast : Geoffrey Fieger , Mike Wallace , Jack Kevorkian
director : Anna Terean
producer : Anna Terean, Arthur Babayan
writer : Arthur Babayan
music : Yury Anisonyan
editor : Vahe Khachatryan
cinematography : Artyom Gazanchyan

Synopsis:

Jack Kevorkian died in a Detroit area hospital following a short illness on June 3, 2011 at the age of 83.

The first documentary produced about Dr. Jack Kevorkian since a Michigan court convicted him or a murder for helping a terminally ill patient end his life. A serious, well-researched study of the trial, the politics and euthanasia, featuring interviews with the attorneys, the prosecution and the witnesses. Includes an Interview with CBS investigative report Mike Wallace (60 minutes) and an exclusive phone interview with Dr. Kevorkian from his jail cell.

Dr. Kevorkian was released from jail in June 2007. He run for the US Congress in 2008 and lost his bid to Michigan’s 9th district. Additional footage available: Mike Wallace (CBS reporter, 10 min., 2003); Geoffrey Fieger (Dr. Kevorkian’s attorney for10 years, 45 min., 2000); David Gorcyca (Oakland County prosecutor, 30 min., 2000); Thomas Eggebeen (Presbyterian pastor, MI, 12 min., 2000) in addition to Letters from Supporters; J.K. Photographs; J.K. Exhibition at Armenian Museum in Watertown, MA .

Festivals: Pomegranate Film Festival, Toronto; Silver Lake Film Festival, Los Angeles; Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia

DVD Bonus Features (available at Amazon.com): A Call from Prison (Interview with Kevorkian); The Mike WallaceInterview; Defending Doctor Death (Attorney Geoffrey Fleger); The Letter of the Law (Prosecutor David Gorcyca); Thou Shall Not Kill (Pastor Thomas Eggebeen)