Death is a moment whose reverberation endures for the living. Three students from the Audio-Visual team are shooting a documentary on a schoolmate who has recently committed suicide. It is intended to convey a ‘positive message’ to the entire school about the importance of life. During interviews, the students notice some discrepancies in the testimonies, particularly those by a prefect and a teacher, while friends of the deceased seem to be withholding some inconvenient truth. Should the team pursue the truth, or act as the school’s propagandist? Filmed in a mocumentary style, The Handbook of Suicide Prevention challenges and exposes the hypocrisy and suppression that haunt adolescence.

Cast:Li Siu-tung, Sam Lee Sum Yu, Chan Hin Ko, Jasmine Leung Kin-Yi, Jamie Leung Suet Yin, Samuel Lam Kin Shun,

Genre:Drama,

country:Hong Kong,

Production:Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council,