Love, Harold
Shocked by a friend's suicide, renowned documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig seeks understanding from more than 20 individuals grieving a similar loss. When an old friend takes his own life, Alan Zweig se…
Love, Harold
Shocked by a friend's suicide, renowned documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig seeks understanding from more than 20 individuals grieving a similar loss. When an old friend takes his own life, Alan Zweig seeks out others grappling with the suicide of a loved one. As hard as it can be to speak of such an unfathomable loss, more than 20 friends and acquaintances feel compelled to tell their stories. Zweig engages with them as only he can-reflecting with disarming candour on the grief and resilience of those left standing. Love, Harold is a profound gesture of cinematic empathy from one of Canada's most distinctive filmmakers. TW: This film contains discussions of suicide, and the effects on survivors of suicide loss. If you need support services, please call your local Distress Centre. If you need immediate help in Canada, please call of text 9-8-8. —NFB
Love, Harold
Documentary
Film Details
Shocked by a friend's suicide, renowned documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig seeks understanding from more than 20 individuals grieving a similar loss. When an old friend takes his own life, Alan Zweig seeks out others grappling with the suicide of a loved one. As hard as it can be to speak of such an unfathomable loss, more than 20 friends and acquaintances feel compelled to tell their stories.
Zweig engages with them as only he can-reflecting with disarming candour on the grief and resilience of those left standing. Love, Harold is a profound gesture of cinematic empathy from one of Canada's most distinctive filmmakers. TW: This film contains discussions of suicide, and the effects on survivors of suicide loss.
If you need support services, please call your local Distress Centre. If you need immediate help in Canada, please call of text 9-8-8. —NFB.