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Don't Change the Subject

2012
1h 38m

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DonÂ’t Change the Subject is a darkly comic look at what happens when one man dares to ask questions about the dirtiest word in any language Â– suicide. No one seems to want to have a conversation about it. But what if we dig into it in a completely different way? Director Mike Stutz jumps into this suicide adventure first by questioning his family about his own motherÂ’s suicide when he was a kid, then by gathering up a band of comics, artists, dancers, musicians and suicide survivors and inviting them to explore the subject in their own unique ways. Teenagers dance to autopsy reports. A jumper gives tips on how to come out of a coma. A stand up comic discovers that suicide can actually be funny. Also dozens of amazingly honest and incredible people open up about their lives in ways that you'd never expect. Oh and there's animation, a suicide band, and parties for dead people. Drawing on the Mexican Day of the Dead saying that you die three times; the first when your heart stops beating, the second when they put you in the ground and the third when the last person on earth who can tell a story about you dies, Stutz seeks to celebrate the lives of those who have died at their own hand instead of cloaking their existence in shame. DonÂ’t Change the Subject invites you to sit back, share a laugh, celebrate life and ponder a very dirty word.

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A darkly comic look at what happens when one man dares ask the question 'why won't anyone talk about suicide?' Director Mike Stutz investigates his mom's suicide by opening up a conversation... Read allA darkly comic look at what happens when one man dares ask the question 'why won't anyone talk about suicide?' Director Mike Stutz investigates his mom's suicide by opening up a conversation with his family that they never had when he was a kid. Then he recruits a band of writers... Read allA darkly comic look at what happens when one man dares ask the question 'why won't anyone talk about suicide?' Director Mike Stutz investigates his mom's suicide by opening up a conversation with his family that they never had when he was a kid. Then he recruits a band of writers, artists, dancers, comics, punk clowns and suicide survivors to put their own unique stam... Read all