Sky Burial

Running time: 12 mins

Death can be feared, sensationalized, romanticized... but it cannot be ignored. Other than birth, it is the single most universal and transformative event in our lives. However each of us meets our fate, communities around the world mark this moment with unique and ancient traditions. How do we say goodbye? Buddhist lama Bat-Orshikh provides a rare glimpse into a storied and nearly extinct death ritual of sky burials in Mongolia, a practice designed to help let go of the body, comfort the living, and guide the spirit to another state of being. One man's final journey serves to awaken the soul of another.