My Suicide (2009) on Netflix
Archie declares he will film his own suicide for a school film project. His classmates, his worried parents and his school counselor all react, while he keeps his camera running.
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Plot summary
Archibald Holden Buster Williams, called Archie, is a high schooler in an upper-middle-class suburb who tells his film teacher that his final project will be his own suicide on camera. School policy sends him to the counselor Mrs. Ellis, then into police custody, handcuffed outside while classmates watch, including Sierra Silver, his crush. His mother Gretchen and father Daryl arrive and fail to persuade the sheriff to release him. A 72-hour psychiatric hold follows. Back at school, peers respond with concern, support, outrage and rumors; some share their own struggles and a religious club holds a prayer circle for him. Bullies take his camera, and Sierra gets it back and requests an interview for the school paper. Archie befriends Corey, who relates to his disillusionment, and returns to therapy with Gafur Chandrasakar, bonding over cinema.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Suicide (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film spawned the "I Am an Archie" social media campaign for teen suicide awareness: after attending an early screening, a Miami teenager made a video identifying himself as an Archie, and thousands of teens have since called themselves Archies.
