"LIFE OR DEATH" WILL STRIKE A BALANCE OF AUTHENTIC HUMAN MOMENTS SUPPLEMENTED WITH INTERVIEWS, UNSCRIPTED MOMENTS, SCENE RE-CREATION, AND FOUND FOOTAGE & PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS DOCUMENTARY WILL HIGHLIGHT WHAT IT MEANS TO FIND YOURSELF AND CHOOSE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WAKE OF TRAUMA AND DEATH.

OUR JOURNEY BEGINS AT THE END OF BRIAN'S 18 YEAR OLD SON'S LIFE. AS OUR STORY UNFOLDS, BRIAN SEARCHES TO FIND HOPE AND MEANING IN PARTS OF HIS LIFE HE HAD NOT TAPPED INTO PREVIOUSLY. THE ANCHOR OF OUR STORY IS THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT BRIANS HAS TO HIS CAREER AND HIS PATIENTS AS A NEUROSURGEON. THE UNDERTONES OF OUR STORY WILL DEMYSTIFY SOME OF THE STEREOTYPES AROUND SURGERIES OF THE BRAIN & SPINE, AND OF SURGEONS.

FOCUSING ON BRIAN'S SPECIAL TOUCH AS A DOCTOR AND BEING A GOOD HUMAN ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DYNAMISM OF HIS CHARACTER. AS THE CANVAS OF OUR STORY WEAVES TOGETHER, WE WILL INCLUDE STORIES WITH INCREDIBLE OUTCOMES AND INTERVIEW SOME OF THOSE PATIENTS. GETTING ACCESS AND PERSPECTIVE FROM BRIAN'S PATIENTS WILL BE A KEY COMPONENT TO OUR STORY. JUXTAPOSING BRIAN THE SURGEON, BRIAN THE FATHER, BRIAN THE FRIEND, AND HIS PATIENTS WILL GUIDE THE ARC OF OUR STORY.