Never Let Him Go

A patient, sorrowful hunt for truth that turns a family's private grief into a quiet indictment of buried prejudice.

Created by

Jacob Hickey, Jeff Dupre

Genres

Documentary, Crime

Starring

Steve Johnson

Overview

In December 1988, Scott Johnson, a gay American mathematician, was found dead beneath a cliff in Sydney, Australia. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide. But Steve Johnson, Scott's older brother, had doubts and would spend the next 35 years trying to solve the mystery of Scott's death. He could have never imagined the tinderbox he would crack open—a wave of anti-gay violence, which was systematically ignored for decades.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, justice, mystery, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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