Our Brother James

Australia has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world The suicide rate in men under 25 has tripled in the last 30 years and young men in rural and remote communities are particularly vulnerable This reality has disturbing implications for society When it affects you directly its shattering In this very personal film director Jessica DouglasHenry and her sister Alix explore the impact of their brothers suicide In 1996 James Dalmann killed himself He was found dead in the bathroom of his housing commission unit in Geraldton Western Australia James was only twenty Although this film is about James its really Alixs story Its about the people left behind whose lives have been changed forever by the suicide of someone they loved Although Our Brother James focuses on a personal tragedy it is ultimately a film about survival and growth about love strength and hope for the future