Η ζωή της Christine Chubbuck, μίας Αμερικανίδας παρουσιάστριας ειδήσεων στη Φλόριντα που αυτοκτόνησε ζωντανά στον αέρα, αποτέλεσε πηγή έμπνευσης μίας νέας ταινίας που έκανε πρεμιέρα το Σαββατοκύριακο στο Sundance Film Festival στη Γιούτα.
On July 15, 1974, 29-year-old Sarasota TV reporter Christine Chubbuck spoke to the camera: “In keeping with Channel 40's policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts and in living color, you're going to see another first—attempted suicide
Directed by Antonio Campos (known for exploring the damaged psyche in Afterschool and Simon Killer), the drama is based on the true story of Christine Chubbuck, the depressed Florida newscaster who infamously shot herself on live television in 1974.
Ten years ago, when Robert Greene learned the story of Christine Chubbuck — a 1970s TV reporter in Sarasota, Florida, who was the first person to commit suicide on live television — two things instantly came to him: "How do you make a film about
Christine Chubbuck popełniła samobójstwo na antenie stacji WXLT-TV. – Zgodnie z polityką kanału 40, polegającą na dostarczaniu wam krwi i wnętrzności na żywo i w kolorze, zobaczycie po raz pierwszy próbę samobójczą – powiedziała Chubbuck, nim