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Keeping Hope

Keeping Hope

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 18, 2023

Runtime

0h 56m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Keeping Hope

Production Companies

Joined Up Films

Director

Tyson Mowarin

Description

Coles Smith, an actor and Nyikina man, grew up surrounded by the astounding beauty of the Kimberley. But there is deep heartache ingrained below the surface of this postcard-perfect landscape: the rate of suicide among the region’s young First Nations men is alarmingly high. For Coles Smith, these terrible statistics – some of the most troubling in the world – are more than just numbers; his best friend tragically took his own life when they were in their 20s. Keeping Hope follows his intensely personal search for answers and, hopefully, solutions.