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The High Level Bridge
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'The High Level Bridge' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2010.Liz Nicholls, "With lowly camera, a High Level feat". 'Edmonton Journal', September 11, 2010. The film centres on the High Level Bridge in Edmonton, Alberta, blending historical facts about the bridge with a memorial tribute to residents of the city who had committed suicide by jumping off of it.Kristy Brownlee, "Notorious city bridge subject of short film". 'Edmonton Sun', August 24, 2010.
The film influenced the city to launch a safety study on the bridge,Cailynn Klingbeil, "Suicides at bridge prompt safety study". 'Edmonton Journal', August 21, 2013. culminating in the construction of suicide barriers along the bridge in 2015.Karen Bartko, [https://globalnews.ca/news/2198900/high-level-bridge-barriers-being-installed-to-deter-edmonton-suicides/ "High Level Bridge barriers being installed to deter Edmonton suicides"]. Global Edmonton, September 2, 2015.
The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival."High Level bridge doc opens at TIFF". 'Edmonton Journal', August 11, 2010. It was subsequently screened at the 2010 AFI Fest, where it received an honorable mention from the short film jury,"Filmmaker earns AFI recognition". 'Edmonton Journal', November 16, 2010. and at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival."Local film heads to Sundance; Short tells bridge's 'complex' story". 'Edmonton Journal', December 9, 2010.
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