From the moment we are born, we start consuming the earth's resources. And when we die, we can finally give back. Through the natural process of decomposition, our bodies will return to nature, providing nutrients for plants, trees and animals. But modern day burial practices stop this from happening. Embalming, metal caskets and the depth at which bodies are buried, prevent decomposition from taking place. On a recent trip to New Zealand, we met Laura, a wonderfully unusual undertaker who speaks passionately about rethinking death. "Returning to the earth is an honourable, beautiful thing to do - contributing your nutrients to the life of other living things." - Laura Manson What do you want to do with your body when you die? To follow our film making journey - https://www.patreon.com/greenrenaissance Who is Green Renaissance? We are a tiny collective of 3 passionate filmmakers (Michael, Justine and Jackie). We live off-grid and dedicate our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share ideas. Equipment used - Sony A7 MKIII Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2 Nu Kinda Funk - by Yanivi Regretting - by Alon Peretz Waiting For You - by Borrtex Funeral For The Blackhearted - by Andrea Tonoli Memories Of You - by Michael Vignola From Dust - by Be Still The Earth It Can't Rain All The Time - by Attila Erdely Unforeseen - by Sean Williams Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey and Stef Albertyn
