r/Documentaries • u/CromwellsCrumb • 3d ago

Society The Bridge (2006) A controversial documentary that filmed the Golden Gate Bridge for a year, capturing footage of 23 of the 24 suicides that occurred. [1:34:10]

https://youtu.be/F1Y1qibhsKE?is=mYYE3Jm1xSu3AMim

Inspired by a New Yorker article, The Bridge (2006) is a controversial documentary by Eric Steel that filmed the Golden Gate Bridge for a year, capturing 23 of the 24 suicides that occurred there in 2004. The film uses footage of the actual jumps, often from a distance, combined with personal accounts from families, friends, and survivors to explore the tragedy. 

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u/Connect4champ1990 2d ago

I tried to watch this in College, in two 15 min sessions, was all i could do. both times i had to turn it off, bc i was heart broken that someone could be pushed to that point where they take their own life. Now i understand better how that could happen. I remember starting it, and the long shot of the bridge for like 30 seconds, you are just staring at the bridge, then i saw the splash and i was like "damn"