Every Brilliant Thing

Adapting the one-character stage show of the same name starring British comedian Jonny Donahoe and written by Duncan Macmillan with Donahoe, this poignant film – shot in the round at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City before a live, interactive audience – recounts a life lived in the shadow of one parent's repeated attempts at suicide. It tells the story of a son who creates a list of things worth living for – all in an attempt to raise the spirits of his chronically depressed mother. The 52-minute special was directed and produced by the Emmy®-winning filmmaking team of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. (HBO Europe)