Where can I see the boy interrupted documentary film series?
Monday August 3, 2009 Boy Interrupted is airing tonight on HBO. It “is a wrenching profile of a family torn apart. Dana and Hart Perry share the intensely personal story of every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child by suicide. As professional filmmakers, they were accustomed to making extensive personal films and videos of the family, but never suspected that their footage of son Evan – taken from the moment of his birth throughout childhood and adolescence – would end up becoming the primary source material for this moving account. Casual and innocuous before his death, the home movies provide a visual record of Evan’s life, and help create an intimate portrait of this vibrant, troubled young man, supplemented by interviews with family, friends, doctors and teachers.” Wow, guys. This one is poignant hitting very close to home for our community. My son is currently 15, the age of the producer’s son when he killed himself. I cried just reading the synopsis. I’ve been a little
Boy Interrupted – HBO Documentary Film Series Monday August 3, 2009 Boy Interrupted is airing tonight on HBO. It “is a wrenching profile of a family torn apart. Dana and Hart Perry share the intensely personal story of every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child by suicide. As professional filmmakers, they were accustomed to making extensive personal films and videos of the family, but never suspected that their footage of son Evan – taken from the moment of his birth throughout childhood and adolescence – would end up becoming the primary source material for this moving account. Casual and innocuous before his death, the home movies provide a visual record of Evan’s life, and help create an intimate portrait of this vibrant, troubled young man, supplemented by interviews with family, friends, doctors and teachers.” Wow, guys. This one is poignant hitting very close to home for our community. My son is currently 15, the age of the producer’s son when he killed himself. I cried
