What Haunts Us

Name: What Haunts Us
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 11, 2018
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Eddie Fischer

2018

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| Release Date: May 11, 2018 | TV-MA

Starring: Eddie Fischer

Summary: The 1979 class of Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina graduated 49 boys. Within the last 35 years, six of them have committed suicide. When Paige Goldberg Tolmach gets word that another former student from her beloved high school has killed himself, she decides to take a deep dive into her past in order to uncover theThe 1979 class of Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina graduated 49 boys. Within the last 35 years, six of them have committed suicide. When Paige Goldberg Tolmach gets word that another former student from her beloved high school has killed himself, she decides to take a deep dive into her past in order to uncover the surprising truth and finally release the ghosts that haunt her hometown to this day.… Expand

Director: Paige Tolmach

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 72 min

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 7, 2018

It’s a hard movie to embrace, and some of that stems from the entitlement that simmers in the background of the school, those who attend it, of the city, the monied elite and indeed the filmmaker herself, who narrates and does the questioning here. They’re no less victims, but as they admit, they “knew.” Read full review

Kimber Myers

May 8, 2018

What's most effective about the film isn't just the events at Porter-Gaud or their aftermath; it's Tolmach's emphasis on the disturbing truth of how often abuse like this is allowed to occur. Read full review

Daphne Howland

May 12, 2018

It’s a painfully familiar story in the era of #MeToo and the Catholic Church’s abuse scandal, with the added agony that parents, teachers, and school officials were, to varying degrees, complicit. Read full review

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madimalone

Jul 10, 2018

What Haunts Us is an intense documentary that takes an objective look into events that caused a shocking number of Porter-Gaud high school alumni to commit suicide later in life. It is a strong film that we need in this social moment when #timesup for abusers. What Haunts Us normalizesWhat Haunts Us is an intense documentary that takes an objective look into events that caused a shocking number of Porter-Gaud high school alumni to commit suicide later in life. It is a strong film that we need in this social moment when #timesup for abusers. What Haunts Us normalizes calling abusers by their names and splashing their image across the screen. This bold film calls everyone to action and is a voice for the voiceless. … Expand