An unstable young man ends up stranded in purgatory where he meets five suicide victims with a secret they cannot share.. Director's statement: In a society often condemned to desensitization, have we forgotten how to feel empathy? Have we as a society lost the ability to sympathize with others and care for those that struggle differently than we do? As part of Sierra's frequent exploration into the stigma of mental illness, TAPE has been shaped not only by it's fictional guidelines, but also holds as a testimony to a greater issue throughout the world as suicide rates continue to rise.