Dempsey Rice:
Documentary Filmmaker

Listening is at the heart of my documentary work -- I believe that we all have a story to tell and that those stories should be heard.  The Listening Project: Brooklyn,Forget Me Nots and Daughter of Suicide are all acts of listening to and documenting personal stories.  In this work I explore who we are, why we do what we do and what we choose to make of our lives. 

Forget Me Nots

FORGET ME NOTS is a short film about remembering.  Seeing the film opens viewers to glimpses of the people, places and ideas that make up our remembrances but it also challenges the very nature of those remembrances.  Memory is not fixed; it is an ephemeral, mutable thing that is in flux. 

Daughter of Suicide

I was 18 years old when my mother killed herself and changed my life forever.  Her death, and my struggle to conquer the effects of her suicide, has informed the fabric of my life.  DAUGHTER OF SUICIDE follows me on a journey to get to know my mother and to understand her death.