About the film
MY SISTER LIV is a feature documentary film centered on sisters Tess and Liv, who from a young age are inseparable. Liv is a young girl, growing up with relentless pressures of social media, teen depression and, often, suicidal thoughts. MY SISTER LIV takes us into a rare and riveting journey of raw emotions and fears of a young life on the edge — and ultimately a big sister’s desperate struggle to save her. Through fearless storytelling, MY SISTER LIV reveals the realities of stigma, the struggles of mental health, and the aftermath for the survivors left behind in a suicide. As a family learns to cope with their new normal, they find hope in filling a gap around fearlessly talking about mental health and ultimately to save young lives.
MY SISTER LIV, directed by Grammy Award Winning Director, Alan Hicks, and produced by Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy award winning producer, Paula DuPre Pesmen, features an array of young voices and conversations with mental health professionals. Filmmakers worked with Susan Caso, MA LPC, The Liv Project’s Mental Health Director and a team of therapists to craft the story. In addition, the film was vetted by the leading team at the Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Institute to ensure the content was accurate and safe, and in no way glorified this issue.
The film has been approved for youth ages 14 and up. It is also recommended that youth watch the film with their parents. Learn More athttps://thelivproject.org/
About the Private Screening
Please note, this is a special private screening for invited guests only and is not a public screening. The documentary will have a film festival premiere this year and commence a targeted impact campaign to support the work of The Liv Project.
