Once I Dreamt Of Life (2014)
• March 28th, 2014 • 1h 17min
Documentary
Overview
Every day in Finland alone, two people commit suicide. Thousands of people are affected by suicide yearly. Once I Dreamt of Life is a feature length documentary film about suicide. It’s an account about one’s personal relation to suicide, but also studies suicide as social phenomena: The motives, warning signs & consequences. The film follows the journey of a young man, an animated character based on a real person, on his path towards suicide. The journey is described by people who’ve had encounters with suicide – parents who lost their child, young adults who considered or even tried committing suicide. When linked together, these experiences offer a collage of our perception of suicide. They tell about how people cope with the past and find a reason to go on with their lives. The intention is not to romanticize suicide or judge. It encourages people to talk about painful and difficult experiences and reminds us how important it is to be heard.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Sniper: Into the Kill Zone
Released on: 2017-11-22
Documentary, War
Amazing feats of marksmanship are recounted by the men who pulled the trigger. Gripping accounts of ...
Shannon Amen
Released on: 2019-09-26
Animation, Documentary, Drama
Shannon Amen unearths the passionate and pained expressions of a young woman overwhelmed by guilt an...
Un día con Leopoldo María Panero
Released on: 2005-07-08
Documentary
After the publication of a CD book with the poems of Leopoldo María Panero, musicians Carlos Ann and...
King Corn
Released on: 2007-10-12
Documentary
King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ...
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Released on: 2010-04-20
Documentary
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring inter...
Grass
Released on: 1999-09-15
Documentary
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discer...
After Haiyan
Released on: 2014-11-17
Documentary
'After Haiyan' is a short film about the challenges faced by the Deaf community in Tacloban, Philipp...
Duran Duran: Unstaged
Released on: 2014-03-09
Music, Documentary
Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one ...
Diana: In Her Own Words
Released on: 2017-08-06
Documentary
Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.
Imortal Tricolor - 100 Anos De Glória
Released on: 2003-09-15
Documentary
A documentary about the centuries-old story of one of the biggest clubs in Brazilian football. From ...
Boujad: A Nest in the Heat
Released on: 1992-05-02
Documentary
Boujad: A Nest In the Heat is a personal and anguishing look at issues of separation, independence a...
To You, Wherever You Are
Released on: 2001-05-03
Documentary
After “Letter From a Time of Exile”, the director is back in Lebanon where he discovers that his dre...
The Bridge
Released on: 2006-10-27
Documentary
The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden G...
Echo of the Mountain
Released on: 2015-06-11
Documentary
Echo of the Mountain takes a look at the life and work of Santos de la Torre, a great Huichol artist...
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
Released on: 2009-02-20
Documentary
This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect ...
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
Released on: 1988-03-18
Documentary
Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through C...
Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
Released on: 2016-11-04
Documentary
The sights and sounds of a kimchi factory in Vietnam.