Leaving The Nest And Experiencing Death Of A Loved One Summary

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“Leaving the Nest and Experiencing Death Of A Loved One” is the title of the documentary. The film is thirty minutes long that follows a 19 year old daughter explaining the changes as she went off out-of-state to college and how her mother passed away on the way to picking her up for winter break. Whenever people heard the news of this death, there were many different rumors about how it happened and whether or not the family was doing alright after the death. This documentary covers a description of the Tracey Stewart’s death (the mother/wife), the news report of the crash and an interview with the daughter and husband. The documentary opens with an interview with the husband, Joe Stewart. He explains how having Amy, the daughter, going to …show more content…

There was videos of the damage to the car and the roads that night. It was an icy December night when Tracey Stewart was trucking on the road to get to her daughter that was 700 miles away. She was thrown off the road by an 18-wheelers and her wheels weren’t capable of keeping her stable because the roads were so icy. Tracey’s car dumped over into a ditch on the side of the icy highway and she was killed immediately. There is melancholy background music playing behind the videos of the scene to tug at the audience’s emotion so that they feel more emotional towards this tragedy and want to hear …show more content…

Amy continues to talk about all of the people that were supportive during this tragedy, including her school, the University of Oklahoma. She explains that the school recognized the pain she was going through and made sure she had a counselor to talk with every week. The school felt like a new family member to her now. Although her mother was gone and there was nothing to do to replace her, Amy talks about how she begin to feel more at home while she was at school because she recognized how much support and love she had there from friends and faculty. The last 10 minutes of the film return back to Joe, the husband, as he explains how their family coped with the loss of their loved one. The documentary will show Amy as she continues to attend the University of Oklahoma and how the school made accommodations for her to keep pushing through. The audience can take away from the film that life throws many obstacles, but there is always a way to push past them. By the end of the documentary, the audience will feel the pain the Stewart family experienced as they lost their mother/wife, but also recognize that everything happens for a reason and life continues to move

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