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.

Country:

Hong Kong

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

30 minutes

Year:

2022

Director:

Jonathan Wong Ka-nok

)}

Company:

Fresh Wave,

Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Cast:

Ho Ka Wai

Lam Ka Lok

Yip Chun

Leung Wing Sze

Tam Sin Yau

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director