Boy Interrupted

Perry Films (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: A few days before his suicide, Evan Perry made a list of six things to live for, then matched it with a list of six things to die for. "We'll never know what was really in Evan's head the night he killed himself," his mother, filmmaker Dana Perry, says. Through home movies and interviews with those closest to the 15-year-old, this HBO documentary tells the story of Evan's battle with childhood bipolar disorder. Perry's footage captures early manifestations of the disease as its symptoms unfolded, and the therapeutic options the family pursued. In the end it was Evan's wish to discontinue medication that led to his fatal relapse, an occurrence all too common among people who have BPD.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (92 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2009.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. CatMonthString:may.14
Formatted Contents Note:	On Vacation - March, 1999 (2:13) -- Falling (3:53) -- He Couldn't Win (2:06) -- 15 Years Earlier (1:22) -- Evan's Family of Origin (2:37) -- Evan the Perfectionist (1:51) -- "Two" Evans (2:33) -- Incredibly Affectionate/Dark Soul (2:41) -- Obsession With Death (2:51) -- Intent on Death (2:13) -- Fugue State (1:40) -- Skip Being a Kid (2:08) -- Poems and Plays of Death (2:24) -- Just Like Brother Scott (2:17) -- Bipolar II (depressed) (3:54) -- Evan Held Accountable (3:18) -- Cleaning Up the Mess (2:21) -- Disorder of Judgment (2:00) -- Great Group of Friends (2:33) -- Under Control (2:48) -- "Not Like my Brother" (1:29) -- Scott's Desperation (4:18) -- "Something You Never Recover From" (3:16) -- Maturing and Popular (3:00) -- "Seemed So Fine" (2:06) -- Experiment Not Working (2:36) -- The Suicide Note (6:18) -- How Every Teenager Feels (3:21) -- The Funeral (4:38) -- The Burial (2:28) -- Surviving and Coping (3:25) -- 14 Months After Evan's Death (3:20) -- Credits and Additional Resources: Boy Interrupted (1:47)
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Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
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