Boy Interrupted (2009)
On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.
Director: Dana Heinz Perry
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Evan Scott Perry as Himself |
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Dana Heinz Perry as Self - Evan's Mother |
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Hart Perry as Self - Evan's Father |
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Nicholas Kopple-Perry as Self - Evan's Half-Brother |
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Karen Riposo as Self - Teacher |
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Ladd Spiegel as Self - Doctor |
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Suzanne Hanna as Self - Psychologist |
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Dan Murray as Self - Wellspring Psychologist |
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Aidan Shiminov as Self - Friend |
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Will Axelrod as Self - Friend |
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Gabriel Byer as Self - Friend |
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Adam Shachat as Self - Friend |
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David Bailen as Self - Friend |
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Scott Perry as Self - Evan's Uncle |
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Martine Gerard as Self - Scott's Fiancee |
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Beatrice Perry as Self - Scott's Mother |
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Hart Perry Sr. as Self - Scott's Father |
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Roger Kanter as Self - Superintendent |
| Sound | Michael Bacon | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Geof Bartz | Editor |
| Directing | Dana Heinz Perry | Director |
| Production | Dana Heinz Perry | Producer |
| Camera | Hart Perry | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jessie Vogelson Childs | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Emily Osborne | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Greg Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Robert Teten | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jon Fordham | Colorist |
| Camera | Emily Osborne | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Laura Cardona | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Troy Matthews | Sound |
| Editing | Jonathan Liebert | Editorial Services |
| Sound | Gary Chester | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Robert Teten | Sound |
| Sound | Greg Smith | Sound Editor |
| Production | Audrey Costadina | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Lindsay Napolitano | Production Coordinator |
