| Summary: | An episode of “In the Mix”, a weekly series for teens, that breaks the silence surrounding death and encourages young people to frankly discuss their thoughts and experiences surrounding the issue. Teens participating in a New York City video production programs interview friends and one another to create their own documentaries about grief, death, and new ways to look at life. Leah and Julia published their personal essays and poems about death in the Urban Health Chronicles, a teen newsletter. Michael and Reynold, who are members of the Harlem Writer's Crew program, use art, photography, and writing to explore their feelings about gun violence and death in their neighborhood. College student Laura has been living with cystic fibrosis since birth. She talks about how her terminal illness affects how she and her friends view death. Finally, young people struggling with the loss of someone they love find help through bereavement support groups.
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