Boy Interrupted
Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…
Movie - 92mins
On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.
Cast:
Scott
Perry
Martine
Gerard
Beatrice
Perry
Hart
Perry
Roger
Kanter
Evan
Scott
Dana
Heinz
Hart
Perry
Nicholas
Kopple-Perry
Karen
Riposo
Ladd
Spiegel
Suzanne
Hanna
Dan
Murray
Aidan
Shiminov
Will
Axelrod
Gabriel
Byer
Adam
Shachat
David
Bailen
Scott
Perry
Martine
Gerard
Beatrice
Perry
Hart
Perry
Roger
Kanter
Evan
Scott
Dana
Heinz
Hart
Perry
Nicholas
Kopple-Perry
Karen
Riposo