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6 Jan 2010As a follow-up to my November 11th blog about suicide jumpers from the Golden Gate Bridge, this is a review of a beautiful and poignant documentary film titled The Bridge . In 2004, 24 people died from jumping off this famous bridge. Filmmaker Eric Steel and his crew caught the last moments of many of these people’s lives. They also were able to interview many of their friends and families in order to tell their story and the effect on the people who cared about them. Included was a dramatic interview with a 25 year old man who survived the jump and became a spokesperson for suicide prevention. An added dimension to the Netflix DVD are interviews with the camera crew who worked on this project for over a year and were and were greatly impacted by it.