Seattle Documentary Filmmakers Talk About a Subject’s Suicide

Guest Contributor — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:00:36 +0000

“Being smart is difficult in my situation,” she says. She has moved to the city to attend school, and away from her parents and younger sister who live in a low-resource rural community. She now lives in a crammed studio space with her brother, sister-in-law, and toddler-aged niece. Shanta sits at her "desk," the edge of the family’s shared bed.

After Nepalese Student’s Suicide, a Film on Her Bright Future Asks Why She Died

Michael van Baker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:43:19 +0000

One of their star students would commit suicide a year before graduating. Stunned and questioning, they would learn that suicide is the leading cause of death among young Nepalese women.

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Seattle Documentary Filmmakers Talk About a Subject’s Suicide

After Nepalese Student’s Suicide, a Film on Her Bright Future Asks Why She Died