Title of Film: Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide
Category: A short, A documentary
Director: Max Hechtman
Producer(s): Max Hechtman
Runtime of Film: 12 minutes
Synopsis
An up-to-date look at Youth Suicide with an examination of the warning signs, statistics and causes, along with possible ways teachers and parents can use to help their child overcome this important social issue. Also includes a look at the media and its handling of the social issue through the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, “Dear Evan Hansen.”
Other Info:
My film is a LONG ISLAND premiere
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Filmed in Manhattan, Filmed in Nassau County, Filmed in Suffolk County
Woodbury, Stony Brook and East Meadow, all in 2018.
