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UCLA alumnus Tamlin Hall is currently raising funds for his latest film, “Holden On,” which is based on the suicide of teenager Holden Layfield in Hall’s hometown of LaGrange, Ga. The film looks into the struggles surrounding mental illness. (Courtesy of Esti Marie)

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Nearly 19 years ago, the suicide of teenager Holden Layfield shook the small town of LaGrange, Ga. The community of LaGrange has since come together in support of “Holden On,” a film based on the true events of Layfield’s troubled life and death, written and to be directed by UCLA alumnus Tamlin Hall, a LaGrange native who knew Layfield growing up.

https://dailybruin.com/2014/04/16/alum-seeks-to-cast-light-on-mental-illness-in-holden-on/

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Alum seeks to cast light on mental illness in ‘Holden On’

By Natalie Chudnovsky

April 16, 2014 12:52 a.m.