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Betsy Johnson is a Boston-area veterinarian who, after working in general practices for years, started a solo practice specialized only on administering at-home euthanasia for pets. A Good Death follows her through her work and unique attitude towards death and end-of-life care — for both animals and humans. The film was shot and edited in the 2026 spring semester for a Documentary Video Journalism class at Emerson College.
With this documentary we hope to offer a conversation about death that is not often portrayed in the media — one that doesn’t shy away from the difficulty of loss and aging and highlights the importance of personal dignity and autonomy at the end of life.
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Dr. Rachel Sisodia is a Gynecologic Oncologist and Surgeon, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and the Chief Quality Officer at Mass General Brigham. This year she also became a client of Betsy’s, when it came time to say goodbye to her dog Mox.
Briefly mentioned in the film, when she retires, Betsy wants to learn how to write and potentially publish the many stories of human and animal connections that have touched her throughout her career. Here is one of them.
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