Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 is a 2013 documentary film about the Veterans’ Crisis Line, directed by Girls High Alumnae, Ellen Goosenberg Kent. It received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 87th Academy Awards.
The film focuses on the employees who staff the United States Department of Veterans Affairs suicide hotline in Canandaigua, New York. The 44-minute documentary shows the emotional strain the job has on employees (many of whom are veterans, former service members, or military family members), and the deep compassion and devotion they have for veterans in a time of crisis.
She also produced and directed Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq in 2007.
Ellen Goosenberg Kent: “The number of responders at the Crisis Line grew from about 100 to 250 during the time we were there. These are superbly well-trained people, deeply compassionate and about a quarter of them are veterans themselves. Learn more at HBO: Crisit Hotline.