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"The rail is so low, a 7-year-old can climb over it." — director Eric Steel."
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The Bridge (2006 documentary film)
The Bridge is a 2006 documentary film by Eric Steel spanning one year of filming at the Golden Gate Bridge which crosses the Golden Gate entrance to San Francisco Bay, connecting the city of San Francisco, California, to the Marin Headlands of Marin County, in 2004. The film shows a number of suicides, and features interviews with family and friends of some of the identified people who had thrown
"The rail is so low, a 7-year-old can climb over it." — director Eric Steel."
"And this woman, she came up to me, and she said, in a German accent… "Will you take my picture?" I was like, "Your picture? Woman, Im going to kill myself… Cant you see the tears pouring down of my face?" — Jumper Kevin Hines, who survived the jump in 2000."
"Ill never be able to sort of drive across bridge again without...some kind of...emotional reaction. Something else Im pissed off at him about. Such a great bridge." — Gordon Smith, roomate of David Paige, who jumped April 28, 2004."
"Why he chose the Bridge? I dont know… Maybe he just wanted to fly one time." — Caroline Pressley, friend of Gene Sprague, whose suicide is shown last in the film."
"He walked across the bridge from the south to the north side and then from north to south, which are typically tourists. I did not think the bridge jump, but it must have something about him that caught my attention." — director Eric Steel of Gene Sprague."