Death is a moment whose reverberation endures for the living. Three students from the Audio-Visual team are shooting a documentary on a schoolmate who has recently committed suicide. It is intended to convey a ‘positive message’ to the entire school about the importance of life. During interviews, the students notice some discrepancies in the testimonies, particularly those by a prefect and a teacher, while friends of the deceased seem to be withholding some inconvenient truth. Should the team pursue the truth, or act as the school’s propagandist? Filmed in a mocumentary style, The Handbook of Suicide Prevention challenges and exposes the hypocrisy and suppression that haunt adolescence.
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Director
Jonathan Wong Ka-nok
Writer
Jonathan Wong Ka-nok
Writer
Giddens Chan Wun-chak
Director of Photography
Wong Yik-fung
First Assistant Director
Cheung Man Hin
Second Assistant Director
Waiting Su
mockumentary
Status
Released
Countries
Hong Kong
Companies
Fresh Wave
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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