"...on the simplest level "The Suicide" is a tale of the victory of love and spirit over ego and superficiality--of compassion over material obsession; about purity in the face of death and the salvation of love. Jeff Markey, a remarkable actor, is superb in this tale-- based on Bukowski's short story--as he breaks our notions of what is cool in our advertising/media dominated world and what is expected of beauty and discovers something within himself, he never knew he had. His discovery brings us to tears. All the more remarkable because Markey directed and wrote the piece as well. One of the most moving and excellent short films to come along in a long time--and when it is most needed as this world degenerates into surface, posing, materialism and hatred... a flower grows."
****Paul Williams Director/Producer and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
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