THE SUICIDE | Award Winning Short Film (2025)

Summary

The short film follows Raj, a patient in therapy, who spirals toward suicide during a session with Lucy, his therapist. After multiple “small steps” and progress that has (seemingly) not fixed his pain, Raj abruptly announces he’s done and tries to end his life—prompting Lucy to react urgently and stop him, even calling on outside help (“I have rang the police”).

Once the immediate danger is averted, the video shifts into an intense, confrontational therapy moment. Raj and Lucy clash over what therapy is “supposed” to be. Raj accuses Lucy of staying too clinical and emotionally distant—“perfect”—while he feels exposed and judged. Lucy argues that the point of therapy is to make it safe to be vulnerable, but Raj demands something more immediate and human: self-disclosure (the therapist sharing personal experience) as a way to connect.

The key emotional turning point comes when Lucy finally offers her own vulnerability. She reveals she was bullied due to her acne—being labeled “spotty.” Raj responds with a mix of disbelief and irritation. Then the tension flips again as Raj begins to unload his own history through self-disclosure: he talks about getting divorced and the lingering fear that he’ll never find love, describing himself as stuck in “thick sludge.” This becomes a raw, ugly exchange where both sides reveal their insecurities, but judgment leaks through.

The film climaxes in a harsh role-reversal. Raj bluntly calls Lucy out—she’s “soft,” she pushes people away, and he implies her patterns come from childhood. Lucy, in turn, is pressured to own her impact rather than hide behind professional distance. The “joke” element is minimal; the standout “reaction” is how therapy—normally calm—becomes volatile and almost adversarial, with both characters weaponizing honesty and vulnerability.

By the end, it’s clear that Raj’s earlier “I want to die” wasn’t only about depression. It was also about feeling unseen and demanding a different kind of help. The final emotional beat lands on the idea that the responsibility for Raj’s pain cannot be placed solely on Lucy, even though Raj desperately needed her to show up as a person—not just a facilitator.

Personalities / Characters

• Raj (patient; suicidal crisis; demands authentic connection)
• Lucy (therapist; initially reserved, later discloses personal experience and confronts Raj)