Short Film Social focuses on Suicide Prevention
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18 August 2020 | 8pm – 9:30pm | LIVE WEBINAR
Film Title | Panel Speaker | Synopsis |
So Decide | Iriani Kamilliah | Reach out, speak up, help is everywhere, and take the leap to get you there. So, what’s your decision?
Your life may not seem to have its purpose now, but for others, your existence matters. Moments spent together and the memories that you have shared with them, are always embraced. Before you take your life, look back into these moments and how the important people in your life would live without your presence. Reach out, speak up, help is everywhere, and take the leap to get you there. So, what’s your decision? |
Two Birds Perched on the Branch Where Abbu Hanged Himself | Jastine Tan | The story is an introspective look on how a suicide in the family left both a wife and daughter heartbroken and grieving. They mourn the loss of their beloved husband/father in their own ways while navigating the minefield of a wounded family relationship.
The story is an introspective look at how suicide in the family left both a wife and a daughter heartbroken and grieving. They mourn the loss of their beloved husband/father in their own ways while navigating the minefield of a wounded family relationship. |
Yet; | Ivy Chin | Failing to find support from her close one and losing her own identity, an anxiety disorder patient turns to alcoholism to find an escape.
Ling, a 22 years old girl, depressed alcohol addict, struggles to live with herself. The sound of the environment, the noises from the cars, the incessant chatter from the people; feels like a pneumatic hammer crushing Ling’s head and it is getting worst by the day. Only being drunk will her anxiety goes away. |
Session Moderator
Wong Ying Li Senior Social Worker | Fei Yue Community Services She has overseen multiple programmes in the Youth Team, some include the Youth GO! street outreach Programme, Integrated Service Provider (ISP) for at-risk youth, and Online Counselling. She has served in Fei Yue for over 14 years and also previously worked in the Family Service Centre with families, at-risk youths and children, providing counselling and casework intervention. |