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HOLDEN ON

USA | 2018 | Biography, Drama | English | 14A

Director: Tamlin Hall

Director Tamlin Hall’s phenomenal first film tells the true story of a teen from the small town of LaGrange, Georgia struggling with mental illness and addiction in the mid ‘90s.

Holden Layfield had a terrible secret: he suffered from schizophrenia and addiction. He’d been a cheerful and friendly popular kid and star athlete. He was kind, showed love and compassion for everyone and kept his illness secret for as long as he could; a long time.  He eventually began hearing voices and suffering other symptoms as his condition worsened. He began to self-medicate with various addictive drugs and eventually became disconnected from school, family, and social life enduring illnesses that were poorly understood and stigmatized.

This important film portrays the complexity of mental illness and suicide in teens, offers insight to prevention, and opens the door to conversation about this difficult but critical community concern.

Winner of 9 Awards

HOLDEN ON Trailer (2018) coming-of-age drama from The House on Vimeo.