LIV

LIV features sisters Tess and Liv, who from a young age are inseparable. Liv is a young girl, growing up with relentless pressures of social media, teen depression and, often, suicidal thoughts. LIV takes us into a rare and riveting journey of raw emotions and fears of a young life on the edge - and ultimately a big sister’s desperate struggle to save her. Through fearless storytelling, LIV reveals the realities of stigma, the struggles of mental health, and the aftermath for the survivors left behind in a suicide.

LIV is recommended for audiences 14 and up by Children's Hospital Colorado, Pediatric Mental Health Institute.

This film is FREE and open to everyone. It has been generously sponsored by Aimee and Mitch Dryer; by Theresa Lydick and Jeff Hermanson; by The Crested Butte Rotary; by The Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley; and in celebration of Phil Roy's life, generously sponsored by Cathy Benson.

***Please note that this film and event will cover tough topics around suicide and could be triggering for some individuals.***

If you need immediate help, call 911

If you are thinking about suicide, need support, or are worried about a friend or loved one:

Call the 24-hour Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741

If you live in Colorado:

You can call the Colorado Crisis and Support line at 1-844-493-8255 or text the word ‘talk’ to 741741. 

Gunnison Valley's local crisis number is 970-252-6220. All numbers will work and will route you to immediate help. If you or your loved one is in a crisis or imminent danger please call 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency room.

Free Live Panel Discussion

Join us for a free and live panel discussion on Tuesday, September 29th at 6 pm MST.

ASK. LISTEN. DO.

START A FEARLESS CONVERSATION

Join LIV director Alan Hicks and producer Paula DuPre' Pesmen for a live panel discussion of their film and the stigma and silence around suicide. They’ll be joined by Liv's mother, Honey Beuf, her sister Tess Kunik and Susan Caso, therapist and the film’s advisor. Meghan Dougherty from CB State of Mind will be moderating. 

Join the Live Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A here

Director Bio

Alan Hicks is a Grammy Award-Winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. After working as a musician in and around New York, Hicks transitioned to filmmaking, directing his first feature documentary "Keep On Keepin' On" where he won the Audience Award and Best New Director honors at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. "Keep On Keepin' On" also won awards from the IDFA, AFI, Cinema Eye, Seattle Film Festival, Palm Springs, Hamptons Summer Docs, Aspen Film Festival and more. "Keep On Keepin' On" was also shortlisted for the Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature in 2015.

Hicks most recently directed the documentary feature film "Quincy", following music legend and icon Quincy Jones over four years. "Quincy" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, before a worldwide premiere on Netflix reaching audiences in 150 countries. "Quincy" received the Critic's Choice Honor for Best Music Documentary, the African American Film Critics Award for Best Documentary and Top Ten Films of 2018. "Quincy" was included in the Doc NYC Short List, the Hollywood Reporter's Top Ten Films of 2018, was honored as a New York Times Critics Pick and won the Grammy for Best Music Film.