The Suicide Chronicles, Chronicle Five: My Truth and Yours

My Truth and Yours is the fifth in The Suicide Chronicle series, a project led by artist Mark Storor which aims to develop a collective, creative language to share the infinitely complex experience of suicide. This film was made with 22 residents of Tallaght, Dublin, many of whom connected through NINA For Life, a suicide awareness support group.

Mothers, sisters, friends, fathers, uncles, neighbours, daughters and sons, impacted by suicide offer us a vivid view into their truths and give space for the truths of others. These may not always sit comfortably alongside one another but they are undeniable in their honesty.

A poetic visual journey without a clear beginning, middle, or end, it captures the personal experiences of a community, departing from over-simplified explanations to instead show tender, intimate, and sometimes deeply private moments.

We are invited to keep vigil with those on the screen, and to share in the experience with one another as an audience. Together we witness a series of actions that give voice to feelings and experiences often unseen or unheard. The film offers us a portal into another place, giving us a different sense of time and space for contemplation and reflection.

Mark Storor is an award-winning artist with an international reputation and extensive experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of organisations and communities, including work in hospitals, prisons, schools and housing estates. Working in the unique space between live art and theatre, he has been described in the British press as: ‘a genuinely visionary theatre maker,’ ‘an alchemist,’ and ‘one of the most distinctive voices in British theatre’.

Access

My Truth and Yours references suicide, experiences of bereavement by suicide, and miscarriage. Includes swearing and nudity. These events are for audiences aged 18+.

• This sharing will begin with an in-person, spoken introduction and we will hold space for conversation after the screening with those who have been a part of making it

• Ground floor, step free access

• Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities available on the ground floor

• Disabled parking spaces close by on Wood Street and Bold Street and also to the rear of the building

• Nearest railway stations are Liverpool Central (a three minute walk away) and Liverpool Lime Street (a 12 minute walk away)

• This sharing will begin with an introduction and we will hold space for conversation after the screening with those who have been a part of making it

• The screening takes place in The Cinema at Lucem House on the ground floor, there is a ramp from pavement level to access Lucem House

• Please note there are no accessible toilets or baby changing facilities available

• Pay and display parking is available on Corporation Street

• The nearest railway station is St Helens Central (a ten minute walk away)

If you have any access requirements, questions about My Truth and Yours or the screenings please do be in touch: emily@heartofglass.org.uk

Credits

The Suicide Chronicles: Chronicle Five, My Truth and Yours (2023) Amanda Ellis, Annie, Carol, Daniel, Danny Haas, Fergal Feeney, Glynis, Jean Haas, Jenna, Jenny, Joan, Kelly, Linda Bridgeman, Lorraine Morris, Martin, Michele Donohoe, Noeleen Fulham, Pat, Patricia Cooke, Sami Corcoran, Sharon Doyle and Tracey with Mark Storor.

Cinematography by Chris Keenan
Music composed and performed by Jules Maxwell
Mise en scène by Tadashi Kato
Lighting by Ian Brown
Photography by Stephen King
Narration by Veronica Dyas
Poem written and voiced by Daniel
Foreground and background shadow by Christian

Co-commissioned by Tallaght Community Arts and Heart of Glass. Supported by Creative Ireland and Arts Council England. Produced by Heart of Glass. With special thanks to NINA For Life, Kingswood Community Centre, and Kingswood Community College. Filmed at Mill Studios.