'Schlemm' by Nicola Bardola
Nicola Bardola
The elderly spouses Paul and Franca Salamun have decided to die together with the help of an assisted dying organisation. Paul suffers from bladder cancer, Franca is tired of living and does not want to stay behind without her husband. Although their son Luca can understand the decision, it is difficult for him to find a way to emotionally process her death.
'How To Die: Simon's Choice' by Rowan Deacon
Rowan Deacon (director)
This primetime television documentary follows UK resident Simon Binner, diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), as he and those around him deal with his swiftly progressive illness and his decision to end his life through an assisted death in Switzerland.