Remembering Tom
Subtitle: coping with youth suicide
By: directed by Daryl K. Davis ; produced by Lori Kuffner ; producer for the NFB: Jennifer Torrance.
Contributors: Davis, Daryl K.; Torrance, Jennifer.; Kuffner, Lori.; National Film Board of Canada.; Cooper Rock Pictures Inc.
Publisher: National Film Board of Canada
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Montréal, Qué
Language: eng
Format: Videorecording
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Grief.; Bereavement.; Loss (Psychology).; Suicide.; Family.; Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior.
Description: Tom was 18 when he killed himself, leaving his family to deal with the anguish of his death. Remembering Tom explores the tragic aftermath of a young man's suicide and the painful impact on his family. We meet Tom's mother, father, sister and brother two years after his death. They convey how they have learned to live with, not "get over," Tom's suicide. Rachel, 17, describes how the event changed her life and how she coped with "the greatest pain anyone can imagine." She recounts overcoming her own suicidal thoughts in the months after her brother died. This documentary underscores a family's grief and bereavement following a suicide. Their strength and resilience provide hope that although we cannot always prevent such a tragedy, we can make choices about how to cope.
Notes: Produced by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. ; a co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; also produced in association with Vision TV ;  also produced in association with SCN ; also produced in association with Knowledge Network, KNOW TV ; also produced in association with Heartland Releasing Inc. ; Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit ; the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit ; developed with the participation of Sask Film and Video Development Corp.

Information sheet is included inside the video cover.

Information sheet includes bibliographical references.

Director, Daryl K. Davis ; producer, Cooper Rock Pictures, Lori Kuffner ; producer (NFB), Jennifer Torrance ; editor, Daryl K Davis ; camera, Donovan Fraser ; music, Jason Forest Plumb ; executive producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen.

Also issued on DVD.

VHS format.

For use by the University of Toronto only.

Closed captioned.

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