Movie Minute: Tell My Story

  Tell My Story premiered on March 23, 2021 on DVD, video on demand, and theatrical on demand platforms. The film will also stream for free for 90 days on WellBeings.org, a multi-platform multi-year campaign to address the critical health needs in America. Virtual screening events are also available for groups. 

 

A grieving father, Jason Reid, seeks answers after his 14-year-old son Ryan dies by suicide. He uncovers painful truths about the lives of teens, the impact of unfettered access to internet and social media, and the shocking rise of depression among America’s youth.

The journey brings him together with young suicide survivors, prevention experts, and parents trying to understand the 70% increase in adolescent suicide. Closer to home, with his family fractured, he examines his son’s technology use to discover what no parent wants to find. Seeking to find the warning signs that were missed, he instead finds ways to reverse the isolation and disconnectedness that is killing our youth.

To listen to Jason Reid’s Ted Talks on the subject of teen suicide, please visit here and here. 

The film features Mark Goulston, M.D., psychiatrist, and suicide prevention expert interventionist, as well as prevention experts from Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles, SafeTalk, Project 99 and Faces Of Fortitude.

Tell My Story premiered at the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2020 as the pandemic curtailed future festival exposure. In June it was featured in the virtual Socially Relevant Film Festival.