Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Northern Pictures Beyond Productions
The Silent Epidemic on the Web:Official Website
The Silent Epidemic
"The new ways science is finding to battle the long ignored and mysterious behaviour of selfharm which affects over 200000 Australians every month"Movie
DirectorIli Baré
WriterMark Hamlyn
52 minDocumentary
Plot
Every month an estimated 200000 Australians deliberately hurt themselves They cut scratch burn and sometimes even break bones Its called selfharm and it peaks in teenagers and young people The Silent Epidemic explores this dark and often secret behaviour asking why more and more people are turning to selfharm as a way to cope with life Interweaving their personal stories with scientific enquiry The Silent Epidemic casts a unique lens onto what is fast becoming a problem that can no longer remain hidden In response to the growing numbers a group of Melbourne scientists are hunting for a radical solution to selfharm with a worldfirst experiment The Silent Epidemic charts their progress it is both a wakeup call and ultimately a story of hope Written by Mark Hamlyn
