Looking for a copy of the 1993 video program "Death: The Trip of a Lifetime".

October 17, 2007 11:16 AM

I am a Maine university student looking to borrow/buy/download a copy of the 1993 video program "Death: The Trip of a Lifetime".

I can't find it anywhere, and the publisher (Ambrose Video Publishing) doesn't have it in their online catalog for purchase. Does anyone know of a way to track this mini-series (4 episodes) down?

posted by monkeyagent to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

Have you checked at your school's library to see whether they can get it for you through interlibrary loan?
posted by ryanshepard at 11:40 AM on October 17, 2007 [1 favorite]

Best answer: It appears to be available at a library in Nashua, NH, and at several other university libraries in New England. Your ILL dept. should be able to order a copy for you (though my experience requesting videos through UMaine ILL has varied wildly: UMO was always willing to consider documentaries valid ILL requests, but the Southern Maine branches have often failed to deliver my video requests.)
posted by Elsa at 11:40 AM on October 17, 2007

This guy, Dan Regner, uploaded the youtube clip and in the description he makes it sound like he has access to the full thing. Perhaps contact him or leave a comment at his blog?
posted by cashman at 12:42 PM on October 17, 2007

Response by poster: I'll check with the University Library tommorrow.

Also, I did see that clip, but it didn't occur to me to contact the uploader.

Great ideas guys, thanks!

Additional ideas are still welcome (don't know for sure if these will work or not).
posted by monkeyagent at 3:39 PM on October 17, 2007

Response by poster: My library was able to track down a set of VHS tapes for me. Thanks!
posted by monkeyagent at 8:52 AM on November 1, 2007