The Self-Made Man(2005)

Name: The Self-Made Man
Director: Susan Stern
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-01
Duration: 58 min
Cast: Bob Stern, Susan Stern, Mike Stern

Bob Stern Susan Stern Mike Stern

Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he’s seriously ill – possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern explores “rational suicide,” the “right-to-die” and the difficult end-of-life choices faced by an aging population.