Filmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
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Eric Geleynse | ... |
Self - San Francisco, CA
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Chris Brown | ... |
Self - San Francisco, CA
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| Susan Ginwalla | ... |
Self - San Raphael, CA
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| Caroline Pressley | ... |
Self - Gene's Friend, South San Francisco, CA
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Gene Sprague | ... |
Self - Born December 11, 1969
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Elizabeth 'Lisa' Smith | ... |
Self - Born September 27, 1959
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Rachel Marker | ... |
Self - Lisa's Mother, Healdsburg, CA
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Tara Harrell | ... |
Self - Lisa's Sister, Healdsburg, CA
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Lyle Smith | ... |
Self - Lisa's Brother, San Jose, CA
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Dave Williams | ... |
Self - Gene's Friend, Covina, CA
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| Christina Koelling | ... |
Self - Lisa's Assisted Living Coordinator, Corte Madre, CA
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Wally Manikow | ... |
Self - Philip's Parent, Midlothian, VA
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Mary Manikow | ... |
Self - Philip's Parent, Midlothian, VA
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Matt Rossi | ... |
Self - Gene's Friend, Concord, CA
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Jen Rossi | ... |
Self - Gene's Friend, Concord, CA
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Philip Manikow | ... |
Self - Born February 8, 1982
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Steve Meronek | ... |
Self - San Francisco, CA
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Keith Glenn | ... |
Self - San Francisco, CA
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| Richard Waters | ... |
Self - Pittsburgh, PA
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Kevin Hines | ... |
Self - San Francisco, CA
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Pat Hines | ... |
Self - Kevin's Father, San Francisco, CA
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Gordon Smith | ... |
Self - David's Roomate, San Francisco, CA
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David Paige | ... |
Self - Born June 21, 1954
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Shelley Albar | ... |
Self - David's Friend, Oakland, CA
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James 'Jim' Singer | ... |
Self - Born August 13, 1948
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Ginny Matthews | ... |
Self - Jim's Friend, Sebastopol, CA
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John Snowden | ... |
Lloyd Spencer
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Directed by
| Eric Steel | ||
Written by
| Tad Friend | ... | (inspired by article "Jumpers") |
Produced by
| Alison Palmer Bourke | ... | executive producer |
| Evan Shapiro | ... | executive producer |
| Eric Steel | ... | producer |
| Jessica Wolfson | ... | associate producer: IFC |
Music by
| Alex Heffes | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter McCandless | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sabine Krayenbühl | ||
Editorial Department
| Sarah Harbin | ... | assistant editor |
| Scot Olive | ... | colorist (as Scott Olive) |
| Yvette Shin | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Beau J. Genot | ... | post-production supervisor |
Art Department
| Oscar Troitiño | ... | props: UK (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Margaret Crimmins | ... | sound designer |
| Greg Smith | ... | sound designer |
| Tony Volante | ... | sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Ian Jopson | ... | graphic design |
| Chris Ko | ... | title animation |
| Marian Lipow | ... | title design |
| Earl Stoner | ... | title design |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Arthur Aravena | ... | gaffer |
| Marissa Aroy | ... | digital camera operator (as Marissa Arroy) |
| Jay Burch | ... | digital camera operator |
| Rich Cascio | ... | digital camera operator (as Richard Cascio) |
| Daniel Cavey | ... | digital camera operator |
| Darren Chestnut | ... | digital camera operator |
| Evan Eames | ... | digital camera operator |
| Nick Francis | ... | digital camera operator |
| Simone Grudzen | ... | digital camera operator |
| Richard Gunderman | ... | assistant camera operator: 35mm (as J. Richard Gunderman) |
| Sarah Harbin | ... | digital camera operator |
| Harry Lewis | ... | provider: DigiBeta cameras and lenses (as Lee Utterbach) |
| Victoria Mauleon | ... | digital camera operator |
| Brian Relph | ... | digital camera operator |
| Arno Salters | ... | digital camera operator |
| Peter B. Smith | ... | additional lighting technician |
| Eric Steel | ... | digital camera operator |
| Maria Stoian | ... | digital camera operator |
| Clarence Ting | ... | digital camera operator |
Music Department
| Jim Black | ... | music supervisor |
| Christopher Covert | ... | music supervisor |
| Mark Johns | ... | soloist: guitar and dulcimer |
| Andy Richards | ... | score mixer |
Additional Crew
| Jacqueline Eckhouse | ... | production legal services: Sloss Law Office |
| Richard Marks | ... | production legal services: Greenberg Traurig |
| Richard Patel | ... | senior psychiatric services (as Dr. Richard Patel) |
| Anne Reingold | ... | public relations: HL Group |
| Jeffrey Scott | ... | production legal services: Greenberg Traurig |
| Hamilton South | ... | public relations: HL Group |
| Richard Waters | ... | source: still photographs |
| Charles Whelan | ... | production insurance agent |
Thanks
| Shelley Albar | ... | very special thanks |
| Jeffrey Anderson | ... | thanks |
| Erin Aries | ... | thanks |
| Mel Blaustein | ... | very special thanks (as Dr. Mel Blaustein) |
| Chris Brown | ... | very special thanks |
| Patricia Burke | ... | this film was made possible by the generous support and priceless encouragement of |
| Hollis Carbo | ... | thanks |
| Jamie Carbo | ... | thanks |
| Mark Congress | ... | very special thanks |
| Lorilea Cowin | ... | very special thanks |
| John Gregory Cox | ... | very special thanks |
| Rob Craven | ... | thanks |
| Ronald Deponte | ... | very special thanks |
| Catherine Diener-Farrell | ... | thanks |
| Harold Faulkner | ... | very special thanks |
| Anne Fleming | ... | very special thanks (as Dr. Anne Fleming) |
| Eric Geleynse | ... | very special thanks |
| Brian Gibson | ... | very special thanks |
| Susan Ginwalla | ... | very special thanks |
| Keith Glenn | ... | very special thanks |
| Thayer Allyson Gowdy | ... | very special thanks (as Thayer Allison Gowdy) |
| Micah Green | ... | thanks |
| Bette-Ann Gwathmey | ... | this film was made possible by the generous support and priceless encouragement of |
| Charles Gwathmey | ... | this film was made possible by the generous support and priceless encouragement of |
| Tara Harrell | ... | very special thanks |
| Erin Heidenreich | ... | thanks |
| Kevin Hines | ... | very special thanks |
| Pat Hines | ... | very special thanks (as Patrick Hines) |
| Ken Holmes | ... | thanks |
| Alison Hotchkiss | ... | very special thanks |
| Christina Koelling | ... | very special thanks |
| Dina Kuperstock | ... | thanks |
| Matthew Laskowski | ... | thanks |
| Cait Lynch | ... | very special thanks |
| Diane Malek | ... | very special thanks |
| Mary Manikow | ... | very special thanks |
| Wally Manikow | ... | very special thanks |
| Rachel Marker | ... | very special thanks |
| Ginny Matthews | ... | very special thanks |
| Marcia McGuire | ... | very special thanks |
| Steve Meronek | ... | very special thanks |
| Eve Meyer | ... | thanks |
| Ron Meyer | ... | this film was made possible by the generous support and priceless encouragement of |
| Zaydoon Munir | ... | thanks |
| Thomas Murray | ... | very special thanks |
| Stephen Nishimura | ... | very special thanks (as Dr. Stephen Nishimura) |
| Dana O'Keefe | ... | thanks |
| Mona Okada | ... | thanks |
| Robert Okin | ... | thanks (as Dr. Robert Okin) |
| Dale Paige | ... | very special thanks |
| Pam Patel | ... | very special thanks |
| Richard Patel | ... | thanks (as Dr. Richard Patel) |
| Diane Pfoertner | ... | very special thanks |
| Gunnar Pietralla | ... | very special thanks |
| Jeff Plunkett | ... | very special thanks |
| Julie Powell | ... | thanks |
| Carolyn Pressley | ... | very special thanks |
| Stephen Proctor | ... | very special thanks |
| Zora Rasmussen | ... | very special thanks |
| Amy Robinson | ... | thanks |
| Sharon Ross | ... | very special thanks |
| Jen Rossi | ... | very special thanks (as Jennifer Rossi) |
| Matt Rossi | ... | very special thanks (as Matthew Rossi) |
| Martin Rubinstein | ... | very special thanks |
| Paul Schnetlage | ... | very special thanks |
| Richard Seiden | ... | very special thanks |
| Vicki Shiba | ... | very special thanks |
| Douglas Shoemaker | ... | thanks |
| Gordon Smith | ... | very special thanks |
| Lyle Smith | ... | very special thanks |
| Jeffrey J. Soukup | ... | thanks (as Jeffrey Soukup) |
| Daniel Steinman | ... | thanks |
| Sheryl Strong | ... | very special thanks |
| Kathy Waller | ... | thanks |
| Ginny Walters | ... | thanks |
| Richard Waters | ... | very special thanks (as Rich Waters) |
| Sean Welch | ... | thanks |
| Dave Williams | ... | very special thanks |
| Troy Williams | ... | thanks |
| Wendell Williams | ... | thanks |
| Tobias Barrington Wolff | ... | thanks (as Tobias Wolff) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ICA Projects (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tornado Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Tour de Force (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Amuse Soft (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- First Stripe Productions
- IFC Films (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Koch Lorber Films (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- RCA (2005) (World-wide)
- Tornado Film (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
People suffer largely unnoticed while the rest of the world goes about its business. This is a documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and those drawn by its call. Steel and his crew filmed the bridge during daylight hours from two separate locations for all of 2004, recording most of the two dozen deaths in that year (and preventing several others). They also taped interviews with friends, families and witnesses, who recount in sorrowful detail stories of struggles with depression, substance abuse and mental illness. Raises questions about suicide, mental illness and civic responsibility as well as the filmmaker's relationship to his fraught and complicated material. Written by G. Leggat |
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| Taglines | Be afraid of what lies beneath... See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $25,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The documentary caused significant controversy when Eric Steel revealed that he had tricked the Golden Gate Bridge committee into allowing him to film the bridge for months and had captured 23 suicides which took place during the filming phase of the project. In his permit application to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Steel said he intended "to capture the powerful, spectacular intersection of monument and nature that takes place every day at the Golden Gate Bridge." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Controversial Documentary Movies (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Neither Heaven Nor Space See more » |
| Quotes |
[Last lines]
Caroline Pressley - Gene's Friend, South San Francisco, CA: I don't know why people kill themselves. And yet, it's a small step to empathize... to say... well, because I think we all experience moments of despair. That, ah, it would be so much easier not to do this anymore. But for most of us, the sun comes out, and then "Oh well, Tomorrow is another day". Why he chose the Bridge? I don't know. Maybe there was a certain amount of release from pain, by pain. Maybe he just wanted to fly one time. See more » |