Love Happens

#lovehappens

A film about bereavement.

Inspirational speaker Burke talks to the audience about loss of loved ones. He tells how a coach who lost his brother came home after celebrating the end of a winning season, took his shotgun, "put it to his chin and pulled the trigger." (0:06)

Burke tells portrait photographer Jessica, "My wife died." He describes the motor vehicle accident that killed her. (0:08)

Symposium attendee Walter describes the death of his son to Burke. (0:12)

Burke confronts a woman as he signs her copy of his book: "Your cigarettes are more than just a habit. They're a denial mechanism. (0:25)

Attendees talk about their losses. Walter blames himself for the death of his son, tells how he avoids hardware stores. (0:36)

Burke, Eloise, and others share a hookah. (0:55)

Burke: "Funerals are an important ritual in the grieving process." He describes his wife's funeral. (1:00)

Alone atop the Space Needle Burke sees his wife followed by a replay of the accident that killed her. (1:03)

Burke talks to a "smaller session." Attendee Olivia says, "I think I'm coming to terms with some of my anger. I'm going to stop projecting it onto others." (1:05)

Burke tells Eloise, "Maybe you're the one who needs psychoanalysis." (1:23)

Burke admits to his audience that he was driving and felt responsible for his wife's death. His father-in-law confronts him that he never blamed Burke for his daughter's death. (1:32)

Bereavement | hookah | psychoanalysis | suicide