It is possible that as many as 1600 people have died by jumping from San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge. To date, only thirty-four people are known to have survived the jump, all of them coming away with broken bones from the 245-foot, four second long drop into water that is also home to powerful currents and Great White Sharks.
The 2006 documentary film The Bridge documents a year in suicides from Golden Gate. It is composed of interviews with witnesses, the families of those who have died, even a few survivors – but what makes The Bridge uniquely powerful is the time and effort filmmaker Eric Steel and his crew put in to filming the bridge. They managed to film twenty-three successful suicides in total. Following this film and the efforts of suicide prevention groups, plus a lot of red tape, a $76 million dollar barrier will be put in place that should make jumping from the bridge nearly impossible.
Obviously, if you’re going through some stuff in your life right now then give this one a miss; but if not, and if you’re curious to see the dark side of one of the world’s most iconic landmarks, then press play.
Vāmācaraṇa Sen
March 16, 2015 at 11:25 pm
this was a really powerful film
Chris Constantino
March 16, 2015 at 11:13 pm
Gene was a great guy. I lived down the street from him, and was shocked when I heard the news. He was a great artist and could draw the coolest things. Very sad to see that video and disturbing to see a friend go that way. RIP Gene
Austin Morris
March 16, 2015 at 9:53 pm
Casie Walker
Hayden Crook
March 16, 2015 at 9:23 pm
Michelle Crook
Arthur Doomer
March 16, 2015 at 5:43 pm
bizzarre
Jordan Alexander Sabo
March 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm
Dang
Alvaro Ucha
March 16, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Alfonso Vigliero
Anthony Hutton
March 16, 2015 at 2:36 pm
An amazing docufilm
Lynne Gehrke
March 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm
Really gee
Lori Kessell
March 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm
I saw that a few yrs back. Sad
Aaron Tyree
March 16, 2015 at 1:38 pm
Great documentary
Christopher Mowgli Alvarez
March 16, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Spend all that money on a barrier? Wow..
Paul Richard
March 16, 2015 at 1:07 pm
What happened they had to keep doing retakes
Conen Tyrson
March 16, 2015 at 1:01 pm
The worst thing is that the person who watched these waited for them. He sat, watched, and filmed suicides. That doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that he watched for people showing suicidal behavior, and did nothing to stop it. He didn’t call the police, he didn’t go up there to try to stop them. He just sat and filmed whispering to himself: “do a flip do a flip do a flip… Yeeaaahhh that’s niiiice…” *fap fap fap*
Piece of shit.
Simon Pantet
March 16, 2015 at 10:48 am
You don’t have the right to end your life. Life is something precious that was given to you. Ending it is like failing an obstacle or giving up……… And I’m not even religious
j angry
March 17, 2015 at 7:43 am
You obviously like talking about something you know nothing about. I’m speaking from experience when I tell you what a person goes through. It’s not expressed in words very easily. But for me, I felt like a very tired person who has struggled more than anyone I know. I just wanted to rest forever. I went to the doctors , took MEDs even checked myself into several hospitals. Ten days after being released I overdosed on my MEDs. I when they found me. I was revived and I lay in a coma for six days with no activity. When I came out of comma I was very upset,ripping out all the tubes they stuck in me to keep me alive. That was seven years ago. Something kept me here. They say when its your time its your time. Why do babies die? Does god call for them? Did you ever stop to think that just maybe the message of a suicide is for someone who is left behind to wake up and realize somethin? Just thoughts stuck in my 5150 head.
Chris Whitehead
March 16, 2015 at 10:34 am
So sorry to hear about your friend, I’d hope this doc brings some attention to suicide prevention and saves lives
Conner Rambin
March 16, 2015 at 9:47 am
Seen it…Fucking crazy
Ben Goff
March 16, 2015 at 9:46 am
Gene is the man. Would have liked to have known that guy. Suicide is what it is, their choice. Your life and you have the right to end it.
Conen Tyrson
March 16, 2015 at 1:03 pm
Gene seems like he would have been the shit to party with. I would have totally been this dude’s friend.
Sity Appleton
March 16, 2015 at 1:06 pm
He was actually rather shy. Brilliant artist.
Adam Drzewucki
March 16, 2015 at 9:29 am
really sad and heavy but for some strange reason makes me want to live so much.
Sity Appleton
March 16, 2015 at 9:22 am
A friend of ours was featured in this documentary. I will never watch it.
Conen Tyrson
March 16, 2015 at 1:05 pm
The director is fucked up. Rather than calling the police about potential suicides, he just watched, filmed, and jerked off.
Vāmācaraṇa Sen
March 16, 2015 at 11:28 pm
they left the camera running… and did justice to the people who jumped
Irene Gaitan
March 16, 2015 at 8:31 am
Sad, but if you know that anyone feels lost love them tell them God loves them and let thrir families know to seek help, do what you can and in the end hope and pray its enough to buy time so they can come to grips and find a better peace than death!
Conen Tyrson
March 16, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Because god loves everyone!
Except starving children in africa!
Aime Leigh Chatt
March 16, 2015 at 8:31 am
Sleater-Kinney – Jumpers [OFFICIAL VIDEO]: https://youtu.be/vZA_7FtttRY
Tovarich Merol
March 16, 2015 at 7:53 am
The feeling of wanting to stop existing really sucks
Christopher Alexander
March 16, 2015 at 7:48 am
This is so sad, RIP to all who suffered May you be free and fly like birds.
Harry Bauer-Obstler
March 16, 2015 at 7:43 am
Mike Muir is one of the 34 survivors, isn’t he?
Brian Patrick Petro
March 16, 2015 at 7:36 am
I’ve seen this documentary it a good one, think it’s on Netflix.
Denise Rogers
March 16, 2015 at 7:25 am
Fascinating documentary. It is iconic that something as beautiful and majestic as the Golden Gate Bridge would become the catalyst of ending so many lives…
Nelson Cantin-Gingras
March 16, 2015 at 6:50 am
Olivier Roy
Melinda Foofie Deyhle
March 16, 2015 at 6:24 am
Thanks for sharing this doc; fascinating.
Lucas Delgado
March 16, 2015 at 5:28 am
Carinna Blevins
Carinna Blevins
March 16, 2015 at 7:45 am
Don’t jump!!
John Lateralus
March 16, 2015 at 5:19 am
I’m glad we were finally able to convince homosexuals to kill themselves.
La Bandita
March 16, 2015 at 5:07 am
love this documentary movie
Mark Jordan
March 16, 2015 at 4:24 am
Terrah Yvette Roberts
Joe Horne
March 16, 2015 at 4:11 am
Happens a lot here in Charleston too
Christopher Redar
March 16, 2015 at 4:03 am
That’ll save them a fuckton on royalties
Malcolm Laws
March 16, 2015 at 3:54 am
Brilliant piece of film.
Clayton Duxbury
March 16, 2015 at 4:09 am
Worth a watch mal?
Malcolm Laws
March 16, 2015 at 4:10 am
Definitely. It’s right up your street
Ronny Wolfsbane
March 16, 2015 at 3:49 am
Interesting documantary.
Jaime Fay
March 16, 2015 at 3:06 am
I almost watched, but decided their deaths were not for me to witness.
Jørn E. Svanem
March 16, 2015 at 2:31 am
Need to ban brigdes.
Jristo Trejo
March 16, 2015 at 2:08 am
The sad part about it is they’re parents didn’t give a fuck…worthless old pieces of shits. I would have killed myself too if my parents were like that.
Ryan Hösterei
March 16, 2015 at 2:43 am
the people who witness the event do seem more distraught, that is quite sickening
John Lateralus
March 16, 2015 at 7:05 am
their*
John Lateralus
March 16, 2015 at 7:05 am
their parents jristo
Stuart Larwood
March 16, 2015 at 1:55 am
R.I.P Gene Sprague
Luis Ebuc Ramirez
March 16, 2015 at 1:43 am
where can i watch this?
Cory Der Soulstealer Kamermans
March 16, 2015 at 2:37 am
youtube
Selina Marquez
March 16, 2015 at 8:50 am
It’s on YouTube the first one when you search it
Roberto De La Torre Jr.
March 16, 2015 at 1:03 am
Daammm
Niccolina Vargas Ryon III
March 16, 2015 at 12:55 am
This documentary is so depressing. The metal dude with long, black hair pacing back and forth before he kills himself is an image that has stayed with me for years. So sad.
Stuart Larwood
March 16, 2015 at 2:01 am
He paced that bridge for 90mins until totally disconnecting himself from his life. Haunting but epic way to exit.
Low De Pluie
March 16, 2015 at 3:24 am
I don’t get it the film maker could have time for save his life and he don’t.. For this case it’s like is guilty for not helping. Feel bad about this guy
Sity Appleton
March 16, 2015 at 9:24 am
He didn’t try to save Gene. The glory is in the filming. It’s disgusting and we all lost a fried that just maybe could have been saved.
Ben Goff
March 16, 2015 at 9:51 am
If I remember correctly they just left a camera running. At least for most of it. I thought gene was the one to embrace it the most. I really don’t see how you can people can say they should save them. Talk to them, reason your side of it sure but they are gonna do it if they don’t wanna be here anymore. Its selfish to make someone suffer because you aren’t ready to let them go.
Stuart Larwood
March 16, 2015 at 11:39 am
Sity Appleton that’s how I felt, pissed off to the fact for these people to film their end. No help. Just do it! So I can make my movie and money. Sounded as though Gene was in the pit of depression and above all just needed to be loved by a female likemind. Didn’t help the situation his mother passing away from cancer, heard they were best friends kinda thing.
Mary Maguire
March 16, 2015 at 12:09 pm
The filmmakers weren’t standing there watching, this was surveillance footage that they acquired later.
Eulogy
March 17, 2015 at 5:05 am
I’m pretty sure it’s not suveillance footage. The image wouldn’t be so wobbly if it had been…
Fabio Carretti
March 16, 2015 at 12:48 am
Can’t see it in italy, fuck
Pablo Reyes
March 16, 2015 at 12:42 am
Anyone seen the doc about the suicide forest in Japan?
Krissy Pederson
March 16, 2015 at 1:07 am
Yes. That’s a heavy one too.
Ronny Wolfsbane
March 16, 2015 at 3:48 am
How is it named?
Pablo Reyes
March 16, 2015 at 3:50 am
http://youtu.be/4FDSdg09df8
Jay Gambit
March 16, 2015 at 12:23 am
One of my favorite films.
Greet Herbert
March 16, 2015 at 12:18 am
Thnx for sharing
Aprille Marie
March 16, 2015 at 12:12 am
thats pretty fucked dude
Tom Videira
March 16, 2015 at 12:11 am
Punk Rock
Jose Arrizon
March 16, 2015 at 12:08 am
I have seen this before about three years ago. I would love to own it on dvd. Really good film, all of it except for that whinney prick who survived the jump.
Vāmācaraṇa Sen
March 16, 2015 at 11:26 pm
dude the seal saving him tho
Jose Arrizon
March 17, 2015 at 12:07 am
The seal didn’t save him, he just didn’t like him either & just wanted to throw him out of his watery home & back to where he jumped off from.He was to whinney for the seal to put up with.
Charlie Garcia
March 16, 2015 at 12:07 am
Roberto , Mark , Pat
Ian Blackheart Manley
March 16, 2015 at 12:06 am
This movie is heavy. And also the reason the golden gate is played out for suicides.
Jack Wilson
March 16, 2015 at 9:11 am
Idk why the Golden Gate Bridge is a magnet for suicide I live not to far from the bridge there’s nothing on that bridge that screams kill your self on there
Krissy Pederson
March 16, 2015 at 12:06 am
Great doc.
Charlie Garcia
March 16, 2015 at 12:03 am
Pablo , Wolf
Artie Fufkin
March 16, 2015 at 12:01 am
I would be so mad to be of those 34 people…