Silence

Suicide now is the eighth cause of death in the United States, yet it is discussed in hushedwhispers or not at all. SILENCE is based, in part, on a true story about a wealthy, respected, successful family; whatmany of us would label the &quote;perfect&quote; family. On first blush, it appears to be a story aboutreversal of fortunes, but on deeper analysis it is about self-destructive personalities that lead tosuicide. SUICIDE gives the viewing audience the chance to recognize the depths of thesetragedies on small doses until they can get to the point of saying, &quote;Suicide is not a personaltragedy but a family watershed.&quote; The guilt left behind immobilizes even the most stable familiesand leaves lifetime emotional scars. Suicide can be addressed when families grasp the warning signs; rage, hopelessness, loss ofcontrol and important feelings of coping with life. SILENCE ends by giving people a philosophy that is believed to be the germ of heading offsuicide- &quote;WE all have time to understand and know each other, but we don't.&quote;.