Boy Interrupted

Boy Interrupted examines the difficult topic of suicide through the eyes of the parents of a New York teenager who took his own life. Dana and Hart Perry explain how their son, Evan, had battled bipolar disorder and depression before his death in 2005. His condition was diagnosed before he reached his teenage years.

The family had a long history of mental illness, and Evan was not the first family member to take his own life. His uncle Scott had died by suicide in 1971 at the age of 22. Evan’s parents point out that they noticed suicidal tendencies in their son’s behaviour as early as the age of five. The documentary features videotapes that chronicle his short life and includes interviews with his friends and doctors, which further detail the conditions he had to cope with on a daily basis.