The bridge
(DVD)
Contributors
Steel, Eric, producer,
Bourke, Alison Palmer, producer.
Shapiro, Evan, producer.
Friend, Tad. Jumpers.
Easy There Tiger, Inc.
Bourke, Alison Palmer, producer.
Shapiro, Evan, producer.
Friend, Tad. Jumpers.
Easy There Tiger, Inc.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Easy There Tiger, Inc. ;, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Main Library - Media | DVD 616.858445 Bri | Checked Out | April 17, 2024 |
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Easy There Tiger, Inc. ;, [2007].
Language
English
UPC
741952312291
Notes
General Note
Inspired by the article "Jumpers," written by Tad Friend, initially published in New Yorker magazine.
General Note
Special features: Short feature on the making of "The Bridge" (19 min.); Message from Kevin Hines (1 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Previews (9 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter McCandless ; editor, Sabine Krayenbühl ; music by Alex Heffes.
Participants/Performers
Commentators, Eric Geleynse, Chris Brown, Susan Ginwalla, Caroline Pressley, Rachel Marker, Tara Harrell, Lyle Smith, Dave Williams, Christina Koelling, the Figueroa family, Wally and Mary Manikow, Matt and Jen Rossi, Steve Meronek, Keith Glenn, Richard Waters, Kevin Hines, Pat Hines, Gordon Smith, Shelley Albar, Ginny Matthews.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally released as an American documentary in 2005.
Description
"In 2004, 24 people jumped to their deaths from the Golden Gate Bridge. More people have chosen to end their lives at the Golden Gate Bridge than anywhere else in the world."--End titles. What makes the suicides at the bridge so unusual is that they take place in broad daylight, in front of people in a busy place - unlike most suicides, which are enacted in extreme privacy. Filmmaker Eric Steel and his crew spent 2004 filming the bridge during daylight hours from two locations, grappling with the ethical question of when to alert authorities, and their responsibilities as observers. The film features interviews with the families and friends of some of the victims that year, as well as one person who changed his mind. Offering a glimpse into one of the darkest, most impenetrable corners of the human mind, the film also interrogates society's ability to blithely ignore the grim realities of depression, mental illness, and drug abuse that underly so many suicides. These are only some of the factors discussed by the film, common to the twenty four people who died at the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004, who are now linked together forever by a 4 second fall in an otherwise magically, mysteriously beautiful place.
System Details
DVD format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen (1.78:1/16x9) presentation.
Language
In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cinéma vérité.
Documentary films.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Nonfiction films.
San Francisco (Calif.)
Suicidal behavior.
Suicide -- California -- San Francisco.
Suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Suicide -- Prevention.
Suicide -- Psychological aspects.
Suicide -- Risk factors.
Suicide -- United States.
Suicide victims.
Suicide.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Nonfiction films.
San Francisco (Calif.)
Suicidal behavior.
Suicide -- California -- San Francisco.
Suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Suicide -- Prevention.
Suicide -- Psychological aspects.
Suicide -- Risk factors.
Suicide -- United States.
Suicide victims.
Suicide.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects