A Little While Longer
A Little While Longer – Dr Isa Rao and Tom Van Den Hurk
Content warning: Discussions of suicide
A Little While Longer is a short film project addressing and aiming to dismantle suicide stigma, particularly held by male Scottish audiences, by giving three male suicide survivors the opportunity to tell and visually illustrate their stories.
Filming took place on Arran in 2023 and the natural backdrop has a particular significance as the men share their own experiences of healing and solace.
“I found myself having to run outside and what I discovered was in the vastness of the outdoors I felt smaller and as a result my anxiety felt smaller.” Quote from film participant
A Little While Longer Film
After screening the film the filmmakers reflected
‘We were surprised to find that even our protagonists said that the project confronted them with stigmas about suicide that they still held themselves. This in combination with what we heard during the discussions after the community screenings has made me realise that even just providing a space where talking about suicide is ‘allowed’ and encouraged can have a great impact’.
If you would like to arrange a community screening of ‘A Little While Longer’ please contact Dr, Isa Rao isa.rao@gmx.de
