Thomas Lynch, 58, is a writer and a poet. He's also a funeral director in a small town in central Michigan where he and his family have cared for the dead -- and the living -- for three generations. For the first time, Lynch agreed to allow cameras inside Lynch & Sons, giving FRONTLINE rare, behind-the-scenes access -- from funeral arrangements to the embalming room -- to the Lynches' world. Through the intimate stories of families coming to terms with their grief, mortality, and a funeral's rituals, this film illuminates the heartbreak and beauty inherent in the journey taken between life and death.

CIRC # 250.