Bereavement / Grief

Back from Suicide: Before and After the Essential Patrick

Back from Suicide reveals the suicidal mind through the misery of depression and the difficulty of coming out. It’s the enigma of self-destruction after a lifetime of success. It is a mother’s pursuit of the biggest question of humankind. Why do people kill themselves? Patrick Wood is a valedictorian with perfect SAT scores. A year after he graduates from Stanford with honors, his mother struggles to understand his suicide. Marie Lisette Rimer searches for answers through Patrick’s life, Berlin’s gay scene, and his death after rejection from a boy he wanted.