About this episode

The episode discusses the documentary 'The Bridge', which explores themes of suicide and difficult cinema.

Happy Fall Folks! The boys are back with Chris' pick for the new season. Trigger warning...this episode discusses a film about suicide with real depictions of the events. It is the definition of difficult cinema. That film is Eric Steel's The Bridge. It's the first documentary to be tackled on Filmed Obscura, and boy does it deliver on the goods. It's unexpected, shocking and poignant. Please enjoy with caution and understanding.

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin Adkins, Chris Herdter

Topics covered

• suicide
• documentary
• difficult cinema
• mental health
• film analysis

Keywords

• The Bridge
• Eric Steel
• suicide
• documentary
• difficult cinema
• mental health
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Bridge

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