australian rozie

The Bridge – A structure of great majesty, the Golden Gate Bridge is also the most popular suicide destination in the world. Throughout 2004, director Eric Steel and his crew filmed the bridge during the day from two separate locations.
I found this doco to be a bit disturbing. Basically the film showed people killing themselves by jumping off the bridge, then interviewing those family & friends left behind. It made me feel uneasy watching this footage and waiting for them to do it. Did you notice a recurring theme in my film festival program this year? I was amazed that it is so easy to jump over the bridge, unlike the Sydney Harbour Bridge which has a high fence and barbed wire. Suicide is such a tragic thing, for some reason I wanted to hear from a “professional” mental health worker as well as the personal opinions on the matter in this film. Luckily I had Ms JW’s semi-professional views to consider afterwards. So that’s it for the Sydney Film Festival for another year, I really enjoyed the trip.