The Missing Body | Handle With Extreme Care Episode 1 | Pointe of View

"We can't find the body." At the height of the COVID crisis, a New York funeral home faces an impossible situation: a body has gone missing. Ray, Omar, Joe Sr., and Dr. P search frantically while deciding among themselves who will draw the short straw to call the family. Dr. P wanders the facility singing, "Jean, Jean, Jean, where are you?" The body is eventually found. But this is just the beginning. This is Episode 1 of "Handle With Extreme Care," a 7-part documentary series following funeral directors through the darkest days of the pandemic—when chaos, overwhelm, and gallows humor became the only way to survive. --- ⏱️ EPISODE DETAILS Episode 1 of 7 Runtime: 11 minutes --- ABOUT THE SERIES "Handle With Extreme Care" is a frank and morbidly funny account of daily life for a New York funeral home at the height of the COVID crisis. Through verité footage, the series captures the humanity and humor of funeral directors facing unimaginable circumstances—missing bodies, overflowing coolers, families calling for updates, and the emotional toll of serving a community in crisis. From Tinder swipes to preparing loved ones. From "Tetris with bodies" to final goodbyes. This is what it looked like when death overwhelmed a city. --- ABOUT POINTE OF VIEW Pointe of View creates and curates documentary films exploring science, culture, and the human condition. 🔔 Subscribe for original documentary series: 📺 Ghost in the Machine: Mathematics hidden in music 📺 Psychology of Relationships: Infidelity across 40 countries 📺 What Does AI Think of AI?: A meta-documentary #Documentary #COVID19 #FuneralDirector #NYC #Pandemic #Episode1 #TrueCrime #truestory