While in the throes of depression, Brown University student Sunil Tripathi walked out of his Providence apartment and disappeared into the cold Rhode Island night. In a desperate search to find him, his family launced a social media movement that reached across the country and brought together a community dedicated to finding him. In the days following the Boston Marathon bombing the family's month-long investigation into Sunil's disappearance exploded into a virtual confrontation with e-vigilantes, citizen journalists, and traditional media eager t ofeed their insatiable hunger for breaking news. In Help us find Sunil Tripathi, the Tripathi family tells a story of the healing and destructive power of social media and director Neal Broffman offers an intimate look at the enduring love that unites a family in crisis.

16:9 widescreen format. "A documentary by Neal Broffman"--Disc label.