Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…
On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.
Dana Heinz Perry
Director
Evan Scott Perry
Himself
Dana Heinz Perry
Self - Evan's Mother
Hart Perry
Self - Evan's Father
Nicholas Kopple-Perry
Self - Evan's Half-Brother
Karen Riposo
Self - Teacher
Ladd Spiegel
Self - Doctor
Suzanne Hanna
Self - Psychologist
Dan Murray
Self - Wellspring Psychologist
Aidan Shiminov
Self - Friend
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John Candy: I Like Me78%
My Mom Jayne80%
180° South72%
Hawking76%
The Class of ‘9271%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Heart of a Dog65%
The September Issue65%
Salinger63%
All the Empty Rooms73%
American Symphony66%
Samsara80%
Framing Britney Spears72%
Baraka82%
Sidney70%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
The Last Repair Shop74%
Ronaldo69%
Supersonic73%
