Throughout the movie, inspired by jumpers, tad friends 2003 article in the new yorker, the golden. Oct 26, 2006 thats a description of peter breughels painting, landscape with the fall of icarus, and william carlos williams poem by the same name, intermingling with images from eric steels the bridge, a film about 24 deaths and one survivor in a year in the life of san franciscos golden gate bridge. For many this film will certainly fall into the category of a great film that they will never want to see again. The bridge 2006 the bridge is the controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the. Initially this documentary hit the headlines with complaints of the company that own the golden gate bridge. This is a documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the golden gate bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and those drawn by its call. The bridge provides a rare visual and visceral journey into one of lifes gravest taboos. Steels directorial debut was the 2006 documentary the bridge.
At the very least a dab tag should be added to the top of this article. Im not sure what this article was named before, but the title is still confusing, as there were 2 films released in 2006 named the bridge. For others it may be a film too disturbing to watch one time. Oct 18, 2012 if i had seen eric steels 2006 documentary the bridge at a different time in life, i have no doubts that i would have been impressed by it without reservations.
Oct 27, 2006 the bridge, an eerie and indelible documentary about suicide, juxtaposes transcendent beauty and personal tragedy as starkly as any film i can recall. Bbcs most controversial tv show 2019 a short documentary about a halloween special in the 80s that everyone thought was real and resulted in the 1st recorded case of ptsd in children. The image of gene pacing up and down the bridge and then finally taking the plunge has stayed with me since seeing this film and its honestly something i dont think i will ever forget seeing. The bridge 2006 documentary it struck a nerve with me, very sad, great cinematography, scenery, and editing, and commentary by the people interviewed.
I expected just a snuff type film only showing footage of jumps but it was actually a sad, sensitive documentary that explored the lives of those that jumped through interviews of friends and. The film avoids theorizing about why the bridge should exert such a hold over the imaginations of suicides all over the world, but steels dramatic cinematography, particularly the distorted. This indelible and hanging imagery is accompanied by incredibly frank, often heartwrenching interviews with families, friends, witnesses and several of the surviving attempters. The film was apparently inspired by an article in the new yorker magazine, and theres an undeniable power in the accretion of detail and insight into what motivates suicides in the western world. Focusing on jumpers from the golden gate bridge, the film interviews the family, friends, and. Rent the bridge 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Steel hired a team of cameramen to film the golden gate bridge for one year, focusing explicitly on the people who chose the bridge as the location for their suicide.
He also tracked down and interviewed the friends, family members, and eyewitnesses to further. Brooklyn bridge documentary film, 1995 modern marvels. Based on a new yorker article by tad friend, the documentary shows several real jumpers leaping from the bridge to. If you take that approach to watching this film, you will certainly be offended. People who jump off the golden gate bridge drown in their own blood and have their eyeballs eaten by crabs.
Thats a description of peter breughels painting, landscape with the fall of icarus, and william carlos williams poem by the same name, intermingling with images from eric steels the bridge, a film about 24 deaths and one survivor in a. Inspired by a 2003 new yorker article titled jumpers, eric steels controversial. The bridge is a 2006 documentary film about individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in 2004. The bridge is a 2006 documentary film about individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in 2004 quotes the rail is so low, a 7yearold can climb over it. Critics are divided on eric steeles unique documentary on the golden gate bridge, wonder of the modern world and notorious suicide. Quotes edit the rail is so low, a 7yearold can climb over it. The bridge is a 2006 british american documentary film by eric steel spanning one year of filming at the famed golden gate bridge which crosses the golden gate entrance to san francisco bay, connecting the city of san francisco, california to the marin headlands of marin county, in 2004. After reading about efforts to place a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge, one of the worlds most often used venues for suicide, he had the bridge filmed from multiple locations throughout 2004, to obtain footage of actual suicides.
According to mexican legend, whenever a bridge is built the devil asks for one. The bridge 2006 drama film, a fictional story of involvement and disillusionment with scientology. The bridge, an eerie and indelible documentary about suicide, juxtaposes transcendent beauty and personal tragedy as starkly as any film i can recall. The bridge is a visual and visceral journey into one of lifes gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind.
The bridge is a documentary that covers san franciscos golden gate bridge, not in a positive light, but rather shedding light on the bridge as being the number one suicide location in the united states, totaling over 1,200 deaths up until the documentary began filming. The bridge provides a visual and visceral journey into one of lifes gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the most impenetrable corners of the human mind. We dont want to say what happened with gene because hes followed throughout the film and you will discover that at the end. People who jump off the golden gate bridge drown in their own blood.
The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel spanning one year of filming at the. Director eric steel and his crew spent an entire year staring at the golden gate bridge trying to unlock the mystery of its darkest secret. The bridge is a 2006 documentary film by eric steel that purports to tell the stories of a handful of individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in 2004. The bridge tackles a subject that has never really been dealt with as the exclusive subject of a documentary film.
Documentary was given to in the pit mexico, written and directed by juan carlos rulfo. Joining us now in pittsburgh is rich waters, amateur photographer, visiting the bridge to take beauty shots, ended up saving a wouldbe jumper. The filmmakers filmed the bridge during daylight from two different recording locations throughout 2004, and caught almost all of the 24 suicides that year on film, and according to them, was preventing six deaths by doing so. Focusing on jumpers from the golden gate bridge, the. The documentary caused significant controversy when eric steel revealed that he had tricked the golden gate bridge committee into allowing him to film the bridge for months and had captured 23 suicides which took place during the filming phase of the project. The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel spanning 365 days of filming at the san francisco golden gate bridge in 2004. More people choose to end their lives at the golden gate bridge than anywhere else in the world. One of the films premiering at the tribeca film festival is the bridge, a documentary by eric steel about suicide and the golden gate bridge. The bridge offers glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind. The bridge the bridge is a 2006 documentary film by eric steel that tells the stories of a handful of individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in san francisco in 2004 24 people committed suicide in 2004 and the documentary focus on a. The golden gate bridge is an iconic structure, an engineering masterpiece, a triumph of human ingenuity and muscle over the elements. Inspired by an article from the new yorker, the bridge is a provocative documentary about suicide. Eric steels gripping documentary about the phenomenon is chilling as we watch in horror as 24 people jump from the bridge. The film captured a number of suicides, and featured interviews with family and friends of some of the identified people who had thrown themselves from the bridge that year.
The bridge is a superb documentary that tells the story of the golden gate bridge and its story about how it is among the most the popular suicide destinations in the world. The bridge 2006 documentary film, a documentary about individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in 2004. Director eric steel and his crew spent an entire year focusing on the bridge. The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel, which spans 365 days of filming at the san francisco golden gate bridge in 2004. The bridge is a documentary film that shows people climbing over the 4foot railing and jumping off the golden gate bridge.
The bridge is a documentary directed by eric steel. The bridge is a 2006 documentary film by eric steel that tells the stories of a handful of individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in san francisco in 2004 24 people committed suicide in 2004 and the documentary focus on a few of the people talking to their friends, family and members of the public of the build up to there suicide and. Interviews with family and friends including a kid who jumped and lived. The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel spanning one. Although the film seems fairly cut and dried dealing with an obvious end the film seems to hold endless questions. The bridge is probably the most depressing documentary of recent years, but also one of the best. The bridge, directed by bobby garabedian, written and produced by william zabka. Feb 15, 2007 the film was apparently inspired by an article in the new yorker magazine, and theres an undeniable power in the accretion of detail and insight into what motivates suicides in the western world. The film was inspired by an article entitled jumpers, which was written by tad friend and appeared in the new yorker magazine in 2003. How growing up in a hypersexualized culture hurts our kids documentary film, 2012 story of mankind, the feature film, 1957 surviving progress documentary film, 2011.
The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel spanning one year of filming at the famed golden gate bridge which crosses the golden. A document of the good neighbor policy era, the bridge shows the endemic poverty and recent industrialization of latin america and looks to such postwar advances as air travel, the bridge that will eventually link the united states with its neighbors. The bridge is a 2006 documentary film by eric steel that tells the stories of a handful of individuals who committed suicide at the golden gate bridge in 2004. Running cameras for almost every daylight minute, they documented nearly two dozen suicides and a great many unrealized attempts. If i remember correctly, the filmmaker got permission to record the bridge under the pretense of making a documentary of the bridge. The bridge 2006 trailer documentary golden gate bridge. The bridge, an eerie and indelible documentary about suicide, juxtaposes transcendent beauty and. Telephone documentary film, 2006 moonrise kingdom feature film, 2012 mothers of invention documentary film, 2004 mumia. The bridge is a fascinating if morbid documentary looking at the record breaking golden gate bridge which has supposedly witnessed more suicides than any other place in the world. The trailer is available on the festival site but be warned that it contains actual footage of people climbing over the railing of the bridge to commit suicide. The bridge is a 2006 britishamerican documentary film by eric steel spanning one year of filming at the famed golden gate bridge which crosses the golden gate entrance to san francisco bay, connecting the city of san francisco, california to the marin headlands of marin county, in 2004. Mar 04, 2015 the bridge is a visual and visceral journey into one of lifes gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind. Eric steels the bridge captures on film 24 suicides and one survivor.
Its an awesome sight from up there, the wind and dizzying height halting your breath as you gaze across the strait. The film was inspired by an article entitled jumpers, written by tad friend appearing in the new yorker magazine in 2003. They point out that if film crews were at the golden gate bridge monitoring jumpers and filming them often from multiple cameras, they could have done more to prevent the tragedies. Internationalist film exploring the economic and political importance of latin america to the united states. For 1 year cameras were placed around the golden gate bridge which caught all the jumpers. The bridge is a documentary about a small handful of painful stories. Jun 22, 2006 people who jump off the golden gate bridge drown in their own blood and have their eyeballs eaten by crabs. Longdistance revolutionary documentary film, 2011 my week with marilyn feature film, 2011.