A purely observational non-fiction film that takes viewers into the ethically murky world of end-of-life decision making in a public hospital.
Direction
Krauss disappears completely — no narration, just raw humanity.
Editing
24 minutes feels like a lifetime. Every cut lands like a diagnosis.
Director
Dan Krauss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Netflix acquired this tiny short and campaigned it for Best Documentary Short — it lost to The White Helmets.
Dr. Jessica Zitter later wrote Extreme Measures, a book expanding her 'slow medicine' philosophy seen here.
US
