WAKE UP: Stories From The Front Lines of Suicide Prevention

A film by Nate Townsend

Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention

Wake Up interweaves the stories of four very different communities affected by suicide — college students, veterans, the LGBT community, and gun owners. Rather than laboring on tragedy and despair, Wake Up focuses on the leaders on the frontlines of prevention, leaving viewers feeling hopeful, informed, and encouraged. It also powerfully illustrates how positive change can be achieved when compassion is practiced over prejudice — an important and timely lesson.

The film features interviews from a number of politicians and leading experts (including Congressman Joe Kennedy and Dr. Thomas Joiner), and is the first and only film to follow the cutting-edge preventative measures being taken by the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Director

Nate Townsend

Producer

Chelsea Bo and Sean Drummond

Runtime

88 Minutes

Rights Represented

Educational Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“More than a PSA or cinematic call to arms, this indie documentary is a compassionate, sincere manifesto on suicide prevention… a heartrending teaching tool that should be mandatory viewing for clinicians, academics, legislators and laymen.”

- Variety
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