ASH World Wide Suicide (2002)

A boy posts a message on the Internet seeking a suicide partner. A girl reads it and flies to meet him one week later. Together they jump off a 600-meter cliff. They found each other on an Internet newsgroup called alt.suicide.holiday, or ASH. Internet newsgroups are virtual discussion forums amongst people with common interests. The subject of this one is suicide. You come across thousands of letters. The unknown leave behind their open hearted life stories for us to read. Who are these people and why are they seeking each other on the Internet? What lives lay hidden behind the blue light of the computers. In ASH worlwide suicide we meet four writers of this newsgroup.

Director: Walter Stokman
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 50 min
Release Date:
Editing: Jan Langeveld
Production: VPRO
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

suicide, human interest

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ASH World Wide Suicide about?
A boy posts a message on the Internet seeking a suicide partner. A girl reads it and flies to meet him one week later. Together they jump off a 600-meter cliff. They found each other on an Internet newsgroup called alt.suicide.holiday, or ASH. Internet newsgroups are virtual discussion forums amongst people with common interests. The subject of this one is suicide. You come across thousands of letters. The unknown leave behind their open hearted life stories for us to read. Who are these people and why are they seeking each other on the Internet? What lives lay hidden behind the blue light of the computers. In ASH worlwide suicide we meet four writers of this newsgroup.
Who directed ASH World Wide Suicide?
ASH World Wide Suicide was directed by Walter Stokman.
How long is ASH World Wide Suicide?
ASH World Wide Suicide has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
What genre is ASH World Wide Suicide?
ASH World Wide Suicide is a Documentary film.
Where was ASH World Wide Suicide produced?
ASH World Wide Suicide was produced in Netherlands.