On HBO tonight, I’ll finally have the opportunity to catch a docu film that I managed to miss at Sundance. Hart and Dana Perry’s Boy Interrupted tells the heartbreaking story of Evan Perry: the heart-wrenching profile of a family torn apart. Using footage of their son Evan – taken from the moment of his birth throughout childhood and adolescence and supplemented by interviews with family, friends, doctors and teachers, Dana and Hart Perry share the intensely personal story of every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child by suicide. Casual and innocuous before his death, the home movies provide a visual record of Evan’s life, and help create an intimate portrait of this vibrant, troubled young man.. I’ll be featuring the remaining films in HBO Documentary Films Summer Series – (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT).
