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Feb 9, 2017 · A bonfire of documentary ethics, “Left on Purpose” combines two nonfiction subgenres. The first is the embed-with-a-hoarder movie (“Grey Gardens,” the recent “Almost There”), in which ...
- Justin Schein, David Mehlman
It is estimated that over 800,000 people take their own lives annually and for each adult who died of suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting.* In middle aged men, the age group of Mayer Vishner (the subject of LEFT ON PURPOSE) the suicide rate has increased by 50% in the last decade in the United States.
Feb 10, 2017 · Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Left on Purpose is an intriguing and engrossing film. It tells the story of an original yippee who springs a secret ...
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Justin Schein
Feb 10, 2017 · Left on Purpose: Directed by Justin Schein, David Mehlman. With Andrew Hoffman, Michael Ventura, Mayer Vishner. Left on Purpose is a documentary film about the friendship between an aging anti-war activist who has decided that his last political act will be to take his own life and the filmmaker who is struggling to tell the story.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Justin Schein, David Mehlman
- 2017-02-10
Left on Purpose. While filming this riveting documentary about the life of 1960s antiwar activist Mayer Vishner, directors Justin Schein and David Mehlman arrive at a crossroads when Vishner ...
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- 2 min
Feb 10, 2017 · By the time Left on Purpose reaches its conclusion, it has delivered a powerful examination of the debilitating effect of clinical depression and raised disturbing questions about the right to take one's own life.
Nov 30, 2015 · ‘Left on Purpose’: DOC NYC Review. Justin Schein and David Mehlman's award-winning documentary centers on Mayer Vishner, a former Yippie activist who tells the filmmakers in the middle of ...
