What happens when we die?

Thousands of people have been declared clinically dead and then brought back. Across cultures, ages, and beliefs, many describe the same sequence of events after death.

A tunnel. A bright light. Out-of-body experiences. Encounters with deceased loved ones. A life review. A boundary they could not cross.

This cinematic video essay explores documented near-death experiences reported by cardiac arrest survivors, children, blind patients, doctors, and researchers. Drawing from medical case studies and decades of research, we map the five stages commonly described during near-death experiences (NDEs).

Featuring accounts from:

• Dr. Lloyd Rudy
• Dr. Melvin Morse
• Dr. Sharon Cooper
• Vicki Umipeg

Topics explored:

• Near-death experiences explained
• Consciousness after death
• Out-of-body experiences
• The life review phenomenon
• The tunnel and light experience
• Clinical death and awareness
• Consciousness and the brain
• Scientific studies on NDEs
• What happens after death?

Are near-death experiences hallucinations created by the brain, or evidence that consciousness exists beyond it?