When an old friend takes his own life, Alan Zweig seeks out others grappling with the suicide of a loved one. As hard as it can be to speak of such an unfathomable loss, more than 20 friends and acquaintances feel compelled to tell their stories. Zweig engages with them as only he can—reflecting with disarming candour on the grief and resilience of those left standing. Love, Harold is a profound gesture of cinematic empathy from one of Canada’s most distinctive filmmakers.
Join celebrated documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig for a special post-screening discussion with Canadian screen legend Don McKellar.
Alan Zweig is a Toronto documentary filmmaker known for using film to explore his own life. His first film was the cult classic Vinyl, which was listed by Pitchfork as one of the best music documentaries ever made. Other films include Hurt, I, Curmudgeon, There Is a House Here and Fifteen Reasons to Live. His films have won the Platform and Best Canadian Feature Awards at TIFF, a Genie and a Canadian Screen Award.
Presented in partnership with the Distress Centres of Greater Toronto.
Promotional Partners: DOC Institute and Workman Arts
This film contains discussions of suicide, and the effects on survivors of suicide loss.
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