The Darkness of Day
The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts. Voice-over readings from the journal kept by a brother of the filmmaker’s friend who committed suicide in 1990 intermix with a range of compelling stories, from the poignant double suicide of an elderly American couple to a Japanese teenager who jumped into a volcano, spawning over a thousand imitations. While this is a serious exploration of a cultural taboo, its lyrical qualities invite the viewer to approach the subject with understanding and compassion.
Release Date
November 19, 2009Runtime
26 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Jay RosenblattWritten by
Jeff Greenwald, Jay Rosenblatt, Thomas LogoreciLanguage
EnglishBudget
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$0Status
ReleasedCast
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