Demons: A short film about depression and suicide

demonsfilm.net

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Not a traditional HN post, I'm aware, but seeing as depression (in particular) is covered a lot here I thought some of you might find it interesting.

Long and short, inspired by a blog post of the same name, my brother made this film after a friend of his went to take his own life in a place near to them that so many others have done the same. A year later they revisited the spot and talked about what happened.

He stuck it online yesterday and so many people have reached out to say thank you and talk about their own demons, I figured it was worth a share.

Somewhat related - I always thought the werther effect was interesting. People seem to romanticize aspects of suicide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide

Raw.

Definitely worth watching, honestly told.

That webpage is well designed too.

This might not be the place to discuss it, but I can't stand websites messing with my normal scrolling experience. I expect scroll bars to move content along their respective axis, not control animation.

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