The Bridge

The Bridge (2006) is a US documentary directed by Eric Steel that you can watch online on iFILM. In 2004, twenty-four people died jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Steel set up cameras along the span for the entire calendar year and recorded what he saw.

The film pairs that footage with conversations — parents, partners, and friends of those who died, each carrying a different account of isolation, unheard signals, and the weeks before the end. One man survived the 75-metre fall and speaks on camera. The Bridge landed in controversy the moment it screened: was filming this justified at all? That question sits with you long after the credits. Stream The Bridge (2006) online on iFILM.