The Handbook of Suicide Prevention

Death is a moment whose reverberation endures for the living. Three students from the Audio-Visual team are shooting a documentary on a schoolmate who has recently committed suicide. It is intended to convey a ‘positive message’ to the entire school about the importance of life. During interviews, the students notice some discrepancies in the testimonies, particularly those by a prefect and a teacher, while friends of the deceased seem to be withholding some inconvenient truth. Should the team pursue the truth, or act as the school’s propagandist? Filmed in a mocumentary style, The Handbook of Suicide Prevention challenges and exposes the hypocrisy and suppression that haunt adolescence.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

30 min

Cast:

Li Siu-tung, Sam Lee Sum Yu, Chan Hin Ko

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jonathan Wong Ka-nok

Release:

2022

Country:

Hong Kong SAR China

Rating:

5.5