The Embodied History of Grief: Recognizing Mortality is a roughly 4-minute dance film. The Embodied History of Grief: Recognizing Mortality is a dance film lasting approximately 4 minutes. The film documents the embodied history of one who recognizes their own and others' mortality, in case they don't live forever. The piece is accompanied by an academic paper defending the film's choices. The piece was a final project for the NYU Graduate History Seminar, Dance As History.