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jumping off bridges is the heartfelt and authentic story of teenagers coming to terms with the mental illness and eventual suicide of a parent. The film illustrates the ripple effect of trauma and depression and explores issues of friendship, trust, grief, rage, love, and conflict resolution. This is a story about friendship, strength and finding hope.

The film jumping off bridges is a heartfelt, thoughtful, and accurate depiction of what life is like for those left behind when a loved one or friend commits suicide. It respectfully depicts the complexity of emotions that people experience in the face of this psychiatric tragedy, and how counselors can sensitively identify and support clients who experience it.
Mary Bartlett
Counseling Today Magazine

jumping off bridges is a beautiful film about hurt and hope in teens and families. It felt real and was deeply touching.
John Sargent, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine

I think the film does a tremendous job of portraying how a parent's mental illness affects the entire family. Viewers in general can witness the ripple effects of trauma and depression. What Storie Productions has created is an honest look into what families look like in grief. Including the rather uncomfortable moments of rage, distrust and longing. Great job!
J. Gracie Allen
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Nashville, TN

This film captured the gritty realities of suicide and did it in a way that neither glorifies nor trivializes it. It was an essential component of our Suicide Awareness Week campaign. Our students connected with it and thought highly of it.
Lee Keyes, Ph.D.
Counseling Center
University of Alabama

Sad, genuine and beautiful. The issues surrounding grief, guilt, depression and sadness are uneasy and beautifully rendered in your story and your actors' performances.
Lisa Sargese, M.T.S.
Counseling & Human Services
Montclair State University

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AWARDS & SCREENINGS:

• National Institutes of Health and National Institutes of Mental Health Screening, Washington DC
• Rosalynn Carter's Mental Health Forum, The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA
• Colville,WA, Special Screening by the U.S. Public Health Safety
• San Antonio, TX, Co-Sponsored by Bexar Suicide Prevention Coalition
• Wayne, PA, Sponsored by the Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council
• Los Angeles, CA, Co-Sponsored by Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
• Magellan Health Conference
• Houston, TX, Co-Sponsored by Houston Suicide Prevention Coalition
• Heroes in the Fight Award
• Albuquerque, NM, Co-Sponsored by Agora Crisis Center
• Mental Health of America Texas Conference Screening
• Prism Award Commendation for Mental Health in a Motion Picture
• Official Selection, Independent Feature Project 2005 Rough Cut Lab in NYC
• Grant Recipient,2005 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund
• Best of 2006, Green Cine's Best Undistributed Films from 2006 Festival Screenings
• Las Vegas, NV, University of Las Vegas, Sponsored by the Counseling Center
• Regis University, Denver, CO, Sponsored by the Counseling Center
• Utah State University, Logan, UT, Sponsored by the Counseling Center
• South By Southwest Film Festival, World Premiere